| Literature DB >> 29856818 |
Arnaud Gouelle1,2, Linda Rennie3, David J Clark4,5, Fabrice Mégrot6,7, Chitralakshmi K Balasubramanian8.
Abstract
Prior research has established the Gait Variability Index (GVI) as a composite measure of gait variability, based on spatiotemporal parameters, that is associated with functional outcomes. However, under certain circumstances the magnitude and directional specificity of the GVI is adversely affected by shortcomings in the calculation method. Here we present an enhanced gait variability index (EGVI) that addresses those shortcomings and improves the utility of the measure. The EGVI was further enhanced by removing some input spatiotemporal variables that captured overlapping/redundant information. The EGVI was used to reanalyze data from four previously published studies that used the original GVI. After removing data affected by the GVI's prior shortcomings, the association between EGVI and GVI values was stronger for the pooled dataset (r2 = 0.95) and for the individual studies (r2 = 0.88-0.98). The EGVI also revealed stronger associations between the index value and functional outcomes for some studies. The EGVI successfully addresses shortcomings in the GVI calculation that affected magnitude and directional specificity of the index. We have confirmed the validity of prior published work that used the original GVI, while also demonstrating even stronger results when these prior data were re-analyzed with the EGVI. We recommend that future research should use the EGVI as a composite measure of gait variability.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29856818 PMCID: PMC5983480 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198267
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Description of data sets re-analyzed in the current study.
| REF | POPULATION | GROUPS | N | GVI SCORES AFFECTED BY | GVI (after excluding data with problem) | REVISED EGVI (all subjects) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnitude problem | Lack of direction | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | EGVI <100 | EGVI = 100 | EGVI >100 | ||||
| [ | Patients (aged 12–25) with Friedreich ataxia, classified by Posture and Gait Disturbances ICARS subscale | All assessments | 81 | 0 | 0 | 70.4 (8.0) | 51–90 | 139.9 (11.8) | 105–169 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| PGD score [1–9] | 17 | 0 | 0 | 75.6 (6.1) | 68–89 | 131.6 (9.4) | 114–144 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| PGD score [10–17] | 48 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 (6.9) | 57–90 | 139.0 (10.2) | 105–160 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| PGD score [18–25] | 16 | 0 | 0 | 61.9 (5.4) | 51–74 | 153.0 (9.5) | 130–169 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| [ | Typically developing children from 1 to 17 years old, categorized into 7 groups of 20 based on age | ≤ 3 years | 20 | 0 | 0 | 70.8 (7.3) | 46–80 | 136.0 (11.6) | 122–175 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 4–5 years | 20 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 (5.3) | 69–87 | 126.2 (8.6) | 108–137 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 6–7 years | 20 | 0 | 0 | 79.8 (3.9) | 73–87 | 122.8 (6.2) | 111–135 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 8–9 years | 20 | 0 | 0 | 82.5 (5.3) | 72–92 | 118.6 (8.2) | 105–135 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 10–11 years | 20 | 0 | 0 | 87.1 (4.7) | 80–97 | 114.2 (6.4) | 102–123 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 12–13 years | 20 | 3 | 0 | 109.6 (5.6) | 100–120 | 1 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| 14–17 years | 20 | 4 | 1 | 105.1 (6.0) | 99–121 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ||||
| [ | Older adults from 65 to 90 years old, categorized into high functioning (HFOA) or mobility deficits older adults (MDOA) | All data pooled | 81 | 11 | 10 | 110.0 (11.4) | 90–138 | 13 | 12 | 56 | ||
| [OA]–Study 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 113.7 (11.7) | 90–133 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| [OA]–Study 3 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 105.1 (10.1) | 90–135 | 11 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| [HFOA]–Study 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 106.7 (6.0) | 100–117 | 0 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| [MDOA]–Study 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 120.8 (10.3) | 104–138 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| [ | Subjects with idiopathic PD, with mild to moderate PD and ≥ 60 years | All cohort | 100 | 44 | 9 | 107.1 (10.3) | 91–132 | 12 | 35 | 53 | ||
| Hoehn & Yahr 2 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 105.0 (9.1) | 91–125 | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| Hoehn & Yahr 3 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 108.7 (11.0) | 97–132 | 4 | 21 | 31 | ||||
The data in bold are different from the results published previously due to the presence of GVI presenting magnitude or lack of direction problem.
Fig 2Relationships between GVI (vertical axis) and EGVI, in the data from Gouelle et al. (2013).
Fig 3Relationships between GVI (vertical axis) and EGVI, in the data from Gouelle et al. (2015).
The point in dark green represents the younger child who walked independently only for two weeks and is provided to give an idea about what could be about the ceiling of EGVI (175) for a high level of unsteadiness in ambulation.
Fig 4Relationships between GVI (vertical axis) and EGVI, in the data from Balasubramanian et al. (2016) (4a) and in the data from Rennie et al. (2017) (4b). The coefficient of determination was computed once all data represented by crosses were removed. The crosses in the area where GVI<100 and EGVI<100 correspond to data for which the lower GVI was due to lower variability than HP. The crosses for GVI>100 are from individuals whose distance d was smaller than mean HP.