Table 3 Effect sizes (Cohen’s d_z) between the walking tasks for both concentrations of O2Hb and HHb and gait performance

 O₂Hb left

.29

.08

.36

 O₂Hb right

.31

.20

.27

 HHb left

−.13

−.36

.43

 HHb right

−.07

−.18

.42

 Gait speed (m/s)

−.22

−.72

.40

 Cadence (steps/min)

−.33

−.15

−.23

 Stride length (m)

−.09

−.93

.73

 Stride length variability (%)

.11

1.04

−.32

 Stride time (s)

.30

.16

.18

 Stride time variability (%)

−.05

−.20

.24