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Table 3 Peak ground reaction forces

From: Gait pattern in 9-11-year-old children with generalized joint hypermobility compared with controls; a cross-sectional study

 

NGJH n = 18

GJH n = 19

p-value

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Vertical

   

Fz1 (% BW)

112.3 (8.0)

109.8 (9.3)

p = 0.002

Fz2 (% BW)

80.3 (6.3)

81.1 (4.4)

p = 0.079

Fz3 (% BW)

116.3 (7.3)

115.7 (8.7)

p = 0.025

Ant-post

   

Fy1 (% BW)

−14.6 (2.9)

−14.4 (3.2)

p = 0.707

Fy2 (% BW)

21.3 (2.2)

21.7 (2.4)

p = 0.642

Med-lat

   

Fx1 (max) (% BW)

3.4 (1.4)

3.6 (2.1)

p = 0.767

Fx1 (min) (% BW)

- 4.1 (1.3)

- 4.3 (1.2)

p = 0.579

  1. Mean (SD) peak ground reaction forces for right/hypermobile leg during stance phase normalized to % Body Weight N/(kg*9.81) *100, for NGJH (Non-Generalized Joint Hypermobility) and GJH (Generalized Joint Hypermobility) children, with p-values for effect of status. Significant differences (p-values <0.05) are marked in bold.
  2. F = Force z = vertical direction, y = anterior-posterior direction, x = medial-lateral direction 1,2,3 = peak number.