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Table 2 Mean (SD) values for the midfoot mask area (N = 15)

From: Contoured, prefabricated foot orthoses demonstrate comparable mechanical properties to contoured, customised foot orthoses: a plantar pressure study

 

Custom-FO (CFO)

Prefabricated orthoses (Prefab)

Shoe only (SO)

Overall significance of model

Peak Pressure (kPa)

165.8 (56.6)

171.5 (60.2)

183.0 (54.5)

F = 1.127, P = 0.313

Maximum Mean Pressure (kPa)

67.6 (16.6)

69.5 (14.4)

78.2 (15.7)

F = 7.929, P = 0.002†*

Pressure Time Integral (kPa.s)

56.1 (17.8)

57.4 (17.6)

58.9 (22.0)

F = 0.538, P = 0.521

Maximum Force (N)

264.7 (82.9)

253.6 (79.8)

206.0 (70.9)

F = 14.35, P < 0.001†*

Force Time Integral (N.s)

76.8 (34.6)

72.2 (29.5)

57.3 (27.6)

F = 16.44, P < 0.001†*

Area (cm 2 )

46.8 (8.7)

43.1 (9.3)

32.5 (8.2)

F = 51.387, P < 0.001†*

Time (% rollover)

96.2 (2.5)

96.0 (3.0)

92.6 (4.3)

F = 12.823, P = 0.001†*

  1. †Adjusted significance of difference between SO and Prefab condition P < 0.05
  2. *Adjusted significance of difference between SO and CFO condition P < 0.05
  3. There were no significant differences between the Prefab and CFO condition