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Table 3 Associations between fear of falling and mobility with foot and ankle characteristics (Pearson’s r)

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

Domain

Variable

FESI

TUGT

Foot posture

FPI

-0.05

0.0

Arch index

-0.11

-0.11

NNHt

-0.03

0.06

Muscle strength

Plantarflexor

-0.49

-0.45

Dorsiflexor

-0.45

-0.46

Invertor

-0.45

-0.39

Evertor

-0.29

-0.24

Hallux

-0.13

-0.2

Lesser toe

-0.16

-0.22

Range of motion

Ankle dorsiflexion

-0.18

-0.26

First MTP joint extension

-0.35

-0.3

Foot pain

MFPDI

0.58

0.38

Plantar pressure

Pressure-time integral

0.34

-0.3

COP velocity

-0.36

-0.39

CPEI

-0.17

-0.18

  1. Abbreviations: FESI Falls Efficacy Scale International, TUG Timed Up and Go Test, FPI Foot posture index, NNHt Normalized navicular height truncated, MTP Metatarsophalangealt, MFPDI Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index, COP Centre of pressure, CPEI Centre of pressure excursion index