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Table 1 Summary of foot structure measures of the control and the treatment groups at baseline and 3-month

From: Effects of weight loss on foot structure in obese adults: a pilot study

 

Control

Treatment

p-value

 

Baseline

3-month

Baseline

3-month

 

Body Mass Index a

35.8

35.1

36.1

34.0

<0.0001

Malleolar Valgus Index (%)

12.9

12.9

13.4

12.7

0.3103

Standing arch height (cm)

6.11

6.18

5.99

6.02

0.5593

Arch drop (cm)

0.44

0.40

0.43

0.47

0.0828

  1. a Control group lost an average of 1.9 kg (2.9%) of body weight while the treatment group lost 5.9 kg (6.2%) at 3-month visit.