Table 3. Means (±standard deviation) of the minimum distance of the lateral malleolus marker from obstacle for the leading and trailing limb and the distance of the heel marker from the obstacle during heel stance phase after and before the obstacle for the leading and trailing limb, respectively.
|
10% |
20% |
p-value |
| Leading limb |
Minimum distance (cm) |
Before fatigue |
17.0 (2.9) |
15.8 (2.8) |
pf = .950 |
| After fatigue |
17.4 (3.7) |
15.9 (4.7) |
ph = .004 |
| 5 minutes after fatigue |
17.0 (4.8) |
16.0 (5.1) |
pf×h = .927 |
| Distance after obstacle (cm) |
Before fatigue |
28.0 (6.7) |
27.1 (7.1) |
pf = .216 |
| After fatigue |
31.0 (7.7) |
28.2 (6.6) |
ph = .055 |
| 5 minutes after fatigue |
28.9 (9.8) |
26.4 (7.5) |
pf×h = .322 |
| Trailing limb |
Minimum distance (cm) |
Before fatigue |
10.7 (2.7) |
8.3 (2.9) |
pf = .480 |
|
After fatigue |
9.0 (5.7) |
7.9 (3.6) |
ph = .027 |
|
5 minutes after fatigue |
9.4 (3.1) |
8.1 (3.9) |
pf×h = .644 |
| Distance before obstacle (cm) |
Before fatigue |
45. 8 (4.7) |
44.7 (4.7) |
pf = .020 |
| After fatigue |
40.5 (8.3) |
45.0 (4.5) |
ph = .146 |
| 5 minutes after fatigue |
45.7 (4.5) |
46.3 (5.8) |
pf×h = .010 |
p
f, p
h, and p
f×h: significance level for the factors concerning fatigue (before, after and 5 minutes after), the obstacle height (10% and 20% of lower limb length), and their interaction, respectively.
