Testing the proficiency to distinguish locations with elevated plantar pressure within and between professional groups of foot therapists

Table 3 Observed proportions of elevated plantar pressure according to the GS and to the ratings per discipline

Region	GS	Podiatrist	Pedorthist	Orthotist	Over all disciplines
BT	0.50	0.43 ± 0.50	0.45 ± 0.50	0.18 ± 0.39	0.36* ± 0.48
mt-1	0.00	0.20 ± 0.40	0.37 ± 0.48	0.60 ± 0.49	0.39** ± 0.49
mt-2	0.33	0.82 ± 0.39	0.68 ± 0.47	0.90 ± 0.30	0.80** ± 0.40
mt-3	0.17	0.68 ± 0.47	0.68 ± 0.47	0.93 ± 0.25	0.77** ± 0.44
mt-4	0.00	0.42 ± 0.49	0.58 ± 0.49	0.83 ± 0.37	0.61** ± 0.49
mt-5	0.00	0.38 ± 0.49	0.40 ± 0.49	0.42 ± 0.49	0.40** ± 0.49
Total	0.17	0.49 ± 0.50	0.52* ± 0.50	0.64** ± 0.48	0.55** ± 0.50

The proportion of elevated plantar pressure per region according to the GS is determined by the number of regions with observed elevated pressure to all regions for that location: for example, three of the six BT regions (three patients both feet) had elevated pressure i.e. 3:6 = 0.50. For each region, the ratings per discipline were averaged over both feet of the patients. BT = big toe, mt = metatarsal. ± standard deviation. * = p value < .05, ** = p value < .005

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