Table 6 Mean differences and statistical significance for kinematic variables for shod and barefoot running.
From: Effect of children's shoes on gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Variable | Shoe Condition | Authors | n | Weighting | Mean difference [95%CI] | Statistical significance: z Score (P) | Heterogeneity: I 2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ankle angle at foot strike (°) | Unknown | Lieberman et al. [25] | 17 | 100.0% | -6.80 [-13.52, -0.08] | 1.98 (P = 0.049) | N/A |
Plantar foot angle at foot strike (°) | Unknown | Lieberman et al. [25] | 17 | 100.0% | -9.70 [-16.43, -2.97] | 2.83 (P = 0.005) | N/A |
Knee angle at foot strike (°) | Unknown | Lieberman et al. [25] | 17 | 100.0% | -0.50 [-4.90, 3.90] | 0.22 (P = 0.82) | N/A |
Knee lift angle (°) | Unknown | Tazuke [26] | 4 | 100.0% | -1.20 [-16.25, 13.84] | 0.16 (P = 0.88) | N/A |
Knee angular velocity (°/s) | Unknown | Tazuke [26] | 4 | 100.0% | -160.59 [-304.34, -16.83] | 2.19 (P = 0.03) | N/A |
Swing-back velocity (°/s) | Unknown | Tazuke [26] | 4 | 100.0% | -84.24 [-158.64, -9.84] | 2.22 (P = 0.03) | N/A |