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Table 3 Comparison of the temporospatial parameters and the kinetic data between the forelimbs and hind limbs of male and female cats

From: Kinetic and temporospatial parameters in male and female cats walking over a pressure sensing walkway

 

Forelimb

Hind limb

 

Male

Female

  

Male

Female

  
 

Mean ± SD

CV

Mean ± SD

CV

Pvalue

Power

Mean ± SD

CV

Mean ± SD

CV

Pvalue

Power

Stance Time (s)

0.48 ± 0.07

14.68

0.46 ± 0.07

15.32

0.453

0.114

0.46 ± 0.08

17.28

0.44 ± 0.06

13.19

0.491

0.104

Swing Time (s)

0.34 ± 0.04

11.70

0.33 ± 0.03

9.12

0.231

0.220

0.40 ± 0.06

14.96

0.39 ± 0.04

10.13

0.770

0.059

Stride Time (s)

0.80 ± 0.09

11.25

0.76 ± 0.10

13.07

0.319

0.166

0.84 ± 0.13

15.42

0.82 ± 0.08

9.80

0.532

0.094

Stride Length (m)

0.49 ± 0.02a

4.08

0.45 ± 0.02b

4.45

<0.001

0.996

0.49 ± 0.02a

4.08

0.44 ± 0.02b

4.49

<0.001

1.000

% of Stance

59.51 ± 3.08

5.18

59.68 ± 3.53

5.91

0.896

0.052

54.87 ± 3.34

6.09

54.53 ± 5.28

9.68

0.818

0.056

% of Swing

42.78 ± 2.26

5.28

43.35 ± 4.17

9.62

0.619

0.078

47.74 ± 2.75

5.76

48.71 ± 6.75

13.86

0.569

0.086

PVF (%BW)

54.95 ± 5.38

9.79

55.75 ± 7.66

13.74

0.724

0.064

41.66 ± 6.46

15.51

40.59 ± 5.21

12.83

0.603

0.080

VI (%BW*s)

18.24 ± 3.11

17.05

17.96 ± 3.77

20.99

0.355

0.149

13.23 ± 2.55

19.27

13.07 ± 3.04

23.26

0.329

0.161

% of Body Distribution

28.50 ± 1.53

5.37

28.92 ± 1.13

3.91

0.809

0.056

21.49 ± 1.47

6.84

21.07 ± 0.87

4.13

0.872

0.053

  1. The values that are followed by different letters along each horizontal row are significantly different.