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Table 3 Plantar pressure parameters (mean and 95% CI) in each subjective outcome group

From: Correlations between subjective treatment responses and plantar pressure parameters of metatarsal pad treatment in metatarsalgia patients: a prospective study

Subjective outcome

1 (n = 3)

2 (n = 3)

3 (n = 6)

4 (n = 6)

p

pre-MPP (kPa)

175.7 (132.0 ~ 219.4)

190.9 (-30.4 ~ 412.2)

215.5 (167.8 ~ 263.2)

278.5 (278.4 ~ 444.5)

0.621

post-MPP

208.2 (120.8 ~ 295.6)

176.0 (-5.9 ~ 357.8)

181.4 (144.2 ~ 218.6)

223.7 (107.7 ~ 339.7)

0.683

MPP-change

32.5 (-11.9 ~ 96.9)

-14.9 (-60.0 ~ 30.2)

-34.1 (-46.2 ~ -22.0)

-54.8 (-132.1 ~ 22.6)

0.033

pre-PTI (kPa·s)

26.0 (17.4 ~ 34.6)

37.7 (-5.6 ~ 81.0)

30.7 (24.1 ~ 37.4)

41.9 (17.5 ~ 66.3)

0.730

post-PTI

2.80 (18.4 ~ 37.6)

35.9 (-7.8 ~ 79.7)

27.4 (21.3 ~ 33.6)

36.3 (11.4 ~ 61.1)

0.981

PTI-change

2.1 (-0.9 ~ 5.0)

-1.8 (-3.1 ~ -0.4)

-3.3 (-6.0 ~ -0.6)

-5.7 (-10.9 ~ -4.4)

0.034

DS of MPP (mm)

5.8 (4.0 ~ 6.0)

2.9 (0 ~ 8.8)

2.7 (1.5 ~ 4.0)

3.0 (1.2 ~ 5.0)

0.086

  1. pre, pre-treatment; post, post-treatment; change, post-treatment value – pre-treatment value; DS, distance of shifting; CI, confidence interval. Subjective outcome rating: 1, worse; 2, no change; 3, improvement <50%; 4, improvement >50%.