Influence of anthropometric variables in pediatric gait parameters

Abstract

statistics (KT-method). It thus omits non steady breaths and computes mean oxygen uptake of all steady breaths. Oxygen uptake was compared for both methods (paired sample t-test; p≤0.05). The relation between the methods was investigated with Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: No significant differences were found between the two methods for oxygen uptake at rest or during walking (p=0.22–0.67). Correlation between both methods was high with r=0.75 for oxygen uptake at rest and r=0.96 for oxygen uptake during walking. Variation was higher for oxygen uptake at rest (34–39%) compared to oxygen uptake duringwalking (24–25%) but similar for both methods.