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Table 1 Participants’ demographic data

From: The effect of backpack load on intersegmental motions of the foot and plantar pressure in individuals with mild flatfoot

 

Gait analysis

Pedobarography

CON (n = 10)

MLA (n = 10)

P valuea

CON (n = 15)

MLA (n = 15)

P valuea

Age, year

23.9 (1.4)

23.1 (1.9)

0.247

23.5 (1.6)

23.3 (2.0)

0.539

Height, cm

174.3 (4.3)

175.6 (4.2)

0.393

175.3 (4.3)

175.3 (4.6)

0.967

Weight, kg

70.6 (10.1)

72.6 (7.8)

0.912

69.7 (8.8)

72.9 (8.0)

0.567

Body mass index, kg/m2

23.2 (3.0)

23.6 (2.5)

0.739

22.7 (2.6)

23.7 (2.3)

0.461

Foot length, cm

25.3 (1.1)

26.1 (0.9)

0.075

25.5 (1.0)

25.9 (1.0)

0.325

Lateral talo-first metatarsal angle, degrees

0.17 (1.48)

12.5 (2.0)

< 0.001

−0.14 (1.39)

11.8 (2.4)

< 0.001

  1. Note: Data are presented as mean value (standard deviation)
  2. Abbreviation: CON Control group, MLA Mild low-arched group
  3. aMann–Whitney U test between CON and MLA group