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Table 5 The minimum values for the gait kinematics of the pelvis and lower limb kinematics for the two age groups

From: The three-dimensional kinematics and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in 6–10 year old typically developed children in the Cape Metropole of South Africa – a pilot study

 

Group A

Group B

 
 

6–8 years (n = 11)

9–10 years (n = 17)

P value

 

median

range

median

range

Pelvis X

15.2

11.0–20.4

16.4

3.0–24.3

0.495

Pelvis Y

−6.0

−8.7–−3.1

−5.9

−9.7–1.9

0.981

Pelvis Z

−6.6

−11.0–−3.3

−7.6

−11.2–2.5

0.115

Hip X

1.7

−5.8–8.4

2.9

−13.7–12.7

0.525

Hip Y

−7.7

−11.0–−3.4

−8.1

−13.1–2.8

0.981

Hip Z

−11.2

−19.9–−5.4

−17.0

−25.3–5.2

0.036*

Knee X

2.6

−2.6–9.4

6.5

−3.9–11.6

0.230

Knee Y

−4.7

−9.1–1.1

−7.1

−10.6–2.4

0.070

Knee Z

−11.3

−15.4–−3.8

−9.9

−23.6–3.6

0.869

Ankle X

−12.6

−22.4–−6.07

−11.8

−21.1–3.6

0.724

Foot Progression Z

−14.3

−25.9–−10.4

−16.0

−29.2–7.3

0.724

  1. (X) Sagittal Plane; (Y) Frontal Plane; (Z) Transverse Plane
  2. *significant difference