Transfer of plantar pressure from the medial to the central forefoot in patients with hallux valgus

Table 1 Characteristics of the study and control groups

Variable	Study group	Control group	P-value
Men	3	11	.005 ^a
Women	33	19	.005 ^a
Age [years]	54 (23–86)	25 (21–61)	<.001 ^b
VAS score	60 (0–100)	0	<.001 ^b
AOFAS score	53.79 (9.74)	99.2 (1.9)	<.001 ^c
Range of motion [^c]	66.67 (16.86)	97.00 (21.28)	<.001 ^c
Hallux valgus angle [^c]	30.64 (10.66)
Intermetatarsal angle [^c]	13.36 (3.13)

Data are presented as absolute frequencies, median (range), and mean (standard deviation)
Significant p-values are denoted in bold
Abbreviations: VAS Visual Analogue Scale, AOFAS American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
^aChi-squared test
^bMann-Whitney U test
^ct-test for independent samples

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