The use of regression and normalisation for the comparison of spatio-temporal gait data in children

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 521 - 525
• Main Authors: Dixon, P.C., Bowtell, M.V., Stebbins, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anthropometry; Child; Child Development - physiology; Child, Preschool; Children; Female; Gait; Gait - physiology; Humans; Male; Normalisation; Orthopedics; Predictive Value of Tests; Reference Values; Spatio-temporal; Speed; Time Factors; Spatio-temporal; Normalisation; Speed; Children; Gait

•Comparison of spatio-temporal parameters (STPs) across groups is common.•Normalisation of STPs might not account for known inter-subject variability.•Predictive ability of previous regression analyses for STPs have been poor.•Stepwise regression and non-dimensional normalisation (ND) are effective...