Performance of the walking trail making test in older adults with white matter hyperintensities

Table 3 Gait analysis of the participants in walking trail making test (mean ± SD)

	WMH group (n = 25)	HE group (n = 20)	P value
WTMT-A
Speed, m/s	0.803 ± 0.096	0.975 ± 0.050	< 0.001
Step length, m	0.486 ± 0.035	0.484 ± 0.038	0.820
Cadence, steps/min	86.520 ± 5.730	89.050 ± 5.671	0.127
Stance phase percentage, %	63.189 ± 1.147	63.737 ± 1.231	0.130
WTMT-B
Speed, m/s	0.778 ± 0.111	0.970 ± 0.054	< 0.001
Step length, m	0.468 ± 0.041	0.473 ± 0.041	0.713
Cadence, steps/min	82.600 ± 4.140	85.500 ± 5.020	0.039
Stance phase percentage, %	65.061 ± 1.813	63.513 ± 2.465	0.019

WTMT: Walking trail making test; WMH: White matter hyperintensities; HE: Healthy.