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Table 3 Plantar pressures of the different masks of the pathological foot (PF), the healthy foot (HF), and the control group (CG)

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

Variable

Study group (n = 36)

P-valuea

Control group (n = 60)

P-valueb PF-CG

P-valueb HF-CG

Side

PF

HF

 

CG

  

Hindfoot

243.9

(57.8–359.4)

227.3

(65.4–384.4)

.192

240.4

(80.5–342.3)

.922

.344

Midfoot

103.3

(21.0–162.2)

93.5

(40.0–202.8)

.120

97.4

(39.3–212.9)

.716

.655

MT 1

244.0

(110.4–520.9)

261.8

(150.7–586.7)

.102

257.2

(137.8–522.9)

.669

.565

MT 2/3

338.8

(156.9–666.7)

296.2

(164.7–678.3)

.120

307.0

(208.8–639.0)

.033

.591

MT 4/5

202.2

(76.2–418.8)

177.9

(60.3–325.6)

.203

192.6

(85.7–371.5)

.862

.269

Hallux

197.0

(82.1–466.9)

220.7

(89.2–514.2)

.055

203.5

(92.4–488.9)

.159

.472

Digiti 2/3

158.6

(82.1–414.1)

168.0

(90.1–366.3)

.718

146.0

(67.7–334.6)

.183

.259

Digiti 4/5

84.4

(43.7–153.0)

76.9

(38.0–272.3)

.300

59.7

(15.6–138.4)

<.001

.007

Forefoot (masks 3–8)

409.8

(266.8–666.7)

411.7

(221.7–678.3)

.912

356.2

(233.5–639.0)

.022

.038

  1. All pressures are reported as kPa. Data are presented as median (range)
  2. Significant p-values are denoted in bold
  3. Abbreviation: MT metatarsal head
  4. aWilcocon test
  5. bMann-Whitney U test