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  • Biomechanics
  • Human Movement Analysis
  • Signal Processing

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  • Sample Entropy (SampEn) is a key metric for quantifying movement predictability.
  • Conventional SampEn parameters, optimized for physiological signals, may not suit gait kinematics.
  • Gait data is characterized by non-stationarity and cyclic patterns, differing from traditional signal types.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically evaluate SampEn parameters for gait kinematics.
  • To identify optimal parameters maximizing sensitivity to age-related gait differences.
  • To improve the quantification of human movement variability.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed right thigh segment angle time series from 2199 overground walking trials.
  • Computed SampEn on raw and time-normalized gait data.
  • Performed a two-step parameter sweep (coarse and fine-scale) across a broad grid of embedding dimensions (m) and tolerance values (r).

Main Results:

  • Conventional SampEn parameters showed small-to-moderate effects for age-related gait differences.
  • Time-normalized gait data with m=10% gait cycle and r=0.10 standard deviation yielded large group effects.
  • Results were robust and not sample-specific, confirming the effectiveness of the optimized parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Careful selection of SampEn parameters, based on biomechanically relevant timescales, enhances sensitivity to gait variability.
  • Optimized SampEn parameters improve the ability to detect age-related differences in gait kinematics.
  • Researchers should adapt SampEn parameter choices to the specific temporal characteristics of movement data, rather than relying on default values.