Gender and leg-dominance differences in shoe properties and foot injuries in badminton: a cross-sectional survey

Table 5 Foot pain/ discomfort locations between genders

Foot regions		NP (%)		OP (%)		FP (%)		P- values
Foot regions		male	female	male	female	male	female	Male vs. female
Hallux	D	87.5	77	10	21.4	2.5	1.6	0.017*
Hallux	ND	89	80.2	8	16.7	3	3.2	0.032*
Other toes	D	93	87.3	6	11.9	1	0.8	0.088
Other toes	ND	94	93.7	4.5	6.3	1.5	0	0.926
1st MTP	D	76.5	76.2	21	20.6	2.5	3.2	0.747
1st MTP	ND	74.5	78.6	22.5	19	3	2.4	0.669
2nd-5th MTP	D	84.5	81.7	14	15.1	1.5	3.2	0.484
2nd-5th MTP	ND	89	87.3	10.5	11.9	0.5	0.8	0.638
Cuneiform bone	D	97.5	95.2	2.5	2.4	0	2.4	0.259
Cuneiform bone	ND	96	95.2	2.5	4.8	0.5	0	0.418
Navicular bone	D	98.5	99.2	1.5	0	0	0.8	0.580
Navicular bone	ND	99.5	97.6	0.5	2.4	0	0	0.569
Talus	D	95.5	90.5	4.5	8.7	0	0.8	0.070
Talus	ND	96.5	97.6	3.5	2.4	0	0	0.950
Cuboid bone	D	100	99.2	0	0.8	0	0	0.208
Cuboid bone	ND	97.5	97.6	2	1.6	0.5	0.8	0.950
Heel	D	70.5	84.1	23	9.5	6.5	6.3	0.009*
Heel	ND	77.5	88.1	16.5	6.3	6	5.6	0.023*
Soft tissues	D	93	98.4	6.5	1.6	0.5	0	0.028*
Soft tissues	ND	95	96.8	4.5	2.4	0.5	0.8	0.435
Arch	D	96.5	96	3.5	2.4	0	1.6	0.807
Arch	ND	96	95.2	3	4	1	0.8	0.747
Achilles’ tendon	D	99	94.8	1	1.6	0	0	0.640
Achilles’ tendon	ND	99.5	100	0.5	0	0	0	0.427

D Dominant, ND Non-dominant, NP No pain, OP Occasional pain, FP Frequent pain; *indicates a significant difference, P < 0.05

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