title: The energy cost of level walking in patients with hemiplegia.
abstract: The energy cost of level walking (Cw) was measured from the ratio of O2 consumption to speed (from 0.1 to 1.2 m.s-1) in hemiplegic patients (n = 20) and in a control group of healthy subjects (n = 17). Average age and body mass were 58, 54 years and 73, 78 kg, respectively. In hemiplegic patients Cw was higher than in control subjects (average value at 1.0 m.s-1 = 3.6 and 3.3 J.m-1.kg-1, respectively) and this difference increased at lower speeds (from 5.1% at 1.2 m.s-1 to 28.7% at 0.1 m.s-1).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zamparo
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Francescato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lovati
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: di Prampero
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*