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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for foot and ankle characteristics. Data presented as mean (SD) unless specified

From: Foot and ankle characteristics associated with fear of falling and mobility in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study

Domain

Variable (unit)

Mean (SD)

Range

Foot posture

FPI

4.20 (3.1)

-3-12

Arch index

0.23 (0.03)

0.16–0.34

NNHt

0.26 (0.03)

0.19–0.36

Muscle strength

Plantarflexor (kg)

10.46 (1.5)

7.77–15.85

Dorsiflexor (kg)

8.09 (1.24)

5.33–12.92

Invertor (kg)

5.98 (1.09)

3.67–8.94

Evertor (kg)

5.12 (1.10)

3.35–14.95

Hallux (%BW)

11.77 (5.98)

6-26.56

Lesser toe (%BW)

8.66 (3.82)

2.43–22.29

Range of motion

Ankle dorsiflexion (°)

15 (7.04)

2-34.67

First MTP extension (°)

47.55 (6.22)

29.67-66

Peripheral sensation

Ankle tactile sensation, n (%)

51 (27.3)

-

Deformity

Hallux valgus, n (%)

77 (41.2)

-

Foot pain

MFPDI

7.66 (8.8)

0–34

Plantar pressure

CPEI (%)

16.42 (6.64)

0.73–31.09

Pressure-time integral (%BW*S/cm2)

3.44 (1.244)

1.52–7.92

COP velocity (cm/s)

19.71 (402)

11–29

  1. Abbreviations: FPI Foot posture index, NNHt Normalized navicular height truncated, MTP Metatarsophalangeal, MFPDI Manchester Foot Pain Diasability Index, CPEI Centre of pressure excursion index, kg kilogram, BW Bodyweight, BW*S/cm2 Body weight second per square centimeter, COP Centre of pressure,  cm/s centimeter per second