Plantar Pressure Distribution and Posture Balance During Walking in Individuals with Unilateral Chronic Ankle Instability: An Observational Study

21 June 2023: Clinical Research

Dong-ping Wan ^1CDEF* , Huan-li Bao ^1BEF* , Jian-peng Wang ^1BD , Jie Wei ^2C , Jian-bing Ma ^1E , Shu-xin Yao ^1AEG* , Chao Xu ^1ADEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940252

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940252

Table 1 Demographic data for the CAI group and control group.

Items	FAI group (N=24)	Control group (N=24)	P
Age (years)	31.31±4.17	29.43±5.35	0.728^*
Gender (male, female)	(15, 9)	(17, 7)	0.540^**
Height (cm)	171.35±6.58	170.43±7.49	0.911^*
Weight (kg)	70.49±8.49	72.05±7.67	0.905^*
Foot length (mm)	252.50±15.15	250.50±17.03	0.844^*
Foot width (mm)	102.87±5.67	101.59±5.86	0.732^*
CAIT scores	14.38±3.75	27.69±3.31	^*
BMI (kg/m)	25.18±1.37	24.92±1.75	0.867^*
CAI – chronic ankle instability; BMI – body mass index; CAIT – Cumberland ankle instability tool. ^* Independent sample tests; ^** Pearson’s chi-squared test.