Comparative analysis of ground reaction forces and spatiotemporal gait parameters in older adults with sway-back posture and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 The results of asymmetry analysis of Spatiotemporal and force parameters of older adults with SBCLBP, CLBP, and without CLBP participants who participated in the study

Gait parameter	SBCLBP Group (n = 12) Mean ± SD (min-max)	With CLBP(n = 12) Mean ± SD (min-max)	Without CLBP(n = 12) Mean ± SD (min-max)	P-value
Fy1 (%)	0.08 ± 0.07 (0.00–0.26)	0.07 ± 0.03 (0.03–0.12)	0.08 ± 0.04 (0.02–0.15)	0.820
Fy2 (%)	3.96 ± 4.26 (0.50 -15.68)	5.24 ± 0.83 (4.25–6.62)	3.08 ± 2.17 (0.38–7.68)	0.181
Fy3 (%)	8.70 ± 15.29 (0.18–41.40)	2.90 ± 1.59 (0.05 − 5.12)	2.75 ± 1.67 (0.05–5.07)	0.193
Fx1 (%)	-19.64 ± 20.05 (-69.99 - -3.80)	-22.60 ± 14.20 (-43.36– -2.91)	-22.70 ± 14.45 (-42.36– -1.91)	0.885
Fx2 (%)	11.99 ± 8.65 (1.20–27.42)	6.01 ± 5.78 (0.41–19.27)	5.93 ± 5.61 (0.41–18.27)	0.06
Fz (%)	-169.81 ± 127.04 (-448.52– -12.43)	-237.75 ± 94.48 (-456.44 − 146.62)	-233.25 ± 111.59 (-459.35– -105.98)	0.282

Abbreviations: BW, body weight; CLBP, Chronic low back pain; (CLBP and sway back), older adults with CLBP and sway-back; (With CLBP), older adults with CLBP; (Without CLBP), older adults without CLBP; CI, Confidence Interval; FY, vertical force; FZ, mediolateral force; FX, anteroposterior force; N, Newton; %, percentage. Values are mean ± SD

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