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Table 3 Pairwise comparisons of insole conditions with statistical significance p < 0.5

From: Getting the right balance: insole design alters the static balance of people with diabetes and neuropathy

Pairwise comparisons of insole conditions

Mean Difference (SE)

Significance

95 % CI values

Total COP velocity, mm/s

 Memory and none

4.222 (0.976)

0.001

1.352-7.092

 Memory and textured

3.1 (1.026)

0.04

0.084-6.115

 Memory and flat

3.306 (1.053)

0.029

0.210-6.401

 Diabetic and none

4.601 (1.249)

0.006

0.930-8.272

Anterior/posterior COP velocity, mm/s

 Memory and none

2.968 (0.842)

0.009

0.494-5.443

 Diabetic and none

3.423 (1.159)

0.048

0.016-6.830

Total COP path length, mm

 Memory and none

84.440 (19.526)

0.001

27.038-141.843

 Memory and textured

61.998 (20.515)

0.04

01.688-122.308

 Memory and flat

66.113 (21.062)

0.029

04.198-128.029

 Diabetic and none

92.026 (24.976)

0.006

18.604-165.448

Medial/Lateral COP path length, mm

 Memory and none

47.295 (10.857)

0.001

15.379-79.212

 Memory and textured

34.094 (10.308)

0.018

03.731-64.398

 Memory and flat

31.896 (9.077)

0.01

05.212-58.579

 Diabetic and none

47.992 (11.167)

0.001

15.163-80.820

Anterior/posterior COP path length, mm

 Memory and none

59.364 (16.836)

0.009

9.871-108.857

 Diabetic and none

68.455 (23.180)

0.048

0.310-136.599

  1. Memory low resilient memory insole, Diabetic standard diabetic offloading insole. Textured textured insole, Flat flat insole, SE standard error, CI confidence intervals, COP centre of pressure