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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics of the sample by groups and classification of foot types

From: Influence of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot in adult women in ankle isokinetic performance: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Normal

(nā€‰=ā€‰35)

Cavus

(nā€‰=ā€‰35)

Planus

(nā€‰=ā€‰35)

P

Age (years):

Md

(25ā€“75ā€‰%)

25

(23.95ā€“28.04)

23

(23.29ā€“27.27)

21

(21.6ā€“24.7)

0.07

BMI (kg/m2):

Md

(25ā€“75ā€‰%)

23.53

(22.17ā€“24.19)

22.83

(22.39;24.35)

22.7

(21.6;23.7)

0.55

Abdominal circumference (cm):

Md (25ā€“75ā€‰%)

75 (72.9ā€“80)

78 (75ā€“80)

71 (68.5ā€“73.4)

0.24

AHI:

\( \overline{x} \)(SD)

[95ā€‰% CI]

0.35 (0.02)

[0.34;0.35]

0.38 (0.01)

[0.38;0.38]

0.28 (0.01)

[0.38;0.38]

0.001a

AFH (m/kgf):

\( \overline{x} \)(SD)

[95ā€‰% CI]

1.42 (0.89)

[1.28;3.33]

Neutral

1.22 (0.84)

[0.93;1.51]

Rigid

2.80 (1.47)

[2.29;3.31]

Very flexible

0.004b

  1. Md: median; 25ā€“75ā€‰%: quartiles; BMIĀ body mass index; \( \overline{x} \) mean; SDĀ standard deviation; AHIĀ arch height index (Normal AHI: 0.30 to 0.37, Cavus AHIĀ ā‰„ 0.38, Planus AHI: ā‰¤ 0.29 [4]); AHFĀ arch height flexibility (very rigidā€‰<ā€‰0.9, rigid 0.9 to 1.3, neutral 1.3 to 1.6, flexible 1.6 to 2.0 and very flexibleā€‰>ā€‰2.0 [16]); and m/kgf: meter/kilogram force. a difference between groups. b difference between the cavus and planus groups.