29 October 2024 : Database Analysis
Plantar Pressure Characteristics with Foot Postures and Balance Abilities in Indigenous Taiwanese: A Preliminary Exploration
Tong-Hsien Chow
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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944943
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944943
Table 4 Bipedal plantar pressure distributions of the 6 subregions of the groups in static standing.
| Six subregions/relative load | Control group | Indigenous group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left foot (%) | Right foot (%) | Left foot (%) | Right foot (%) | |
| Lateral metatarsal bone (LM) | 26.93±4.49 | 27.63±4.49 | 27.64±4.46 | 27.34±5.34 |
| Lateral longitudinal arch (LLA) | 19.66±3.85 | 19.69±4.90 | 24.51±5.26 | 24.45±6.64 |
| Lateral heel (LH) | 21.98±4.67 | 21.23±4.22 | 15.51±4.17 | 14.11±4.27 |
| Medial metatarsal bone (MM) | 18.25±3.09 | 18.33±2.99 | 21.78±3.81 | 22.19±3.91 |
| Medial longitudinal arch (MLA) | 1.07±0.64 | 0.95±0.69 | 1.21±0.43 | 1.20±0.46 |
| Medial heel (MH) | 12.14±4.14 | 12.17±4.30 | 9.36±3.63 | 10.72±5.12 |
| Lateral metatarsal bone (LM) | 26.41±3.53 | 27.37±4.54 | 27.21±3.45 | 26.61±5.48 |
| Lateral longitudinal arch (LLA) | 20.16±3.01 | 20.02±5.32 | 25.15±4.38 | 25.17±6.96 |
| Lateral heel (LH) | 21.75±3.35 | 21.09±4.22 | 15.63±4.37 | 14.10±4.27 |
| Medial metatarsal bone (MM) | 18.11±3.05 | 17.99±3.06 | 21.75±3.83 | 22.15±3.94 |
| Medial longitudinal arch (MLA) | 1.18±0.63 | 0.91±0.69 | 1.22±0.43 | 1.20±0.46 |
| Medial heel (MH) | 12.42±4.45 | 12.61±4.25 | 9.04±3.48 | 10.77±5.09 |
| Lateral metatarsal bone (LM) | 27.47±5.30 | 27.90±4.44 | 28.06±5.28 | 28.07±5.12 |
| Lateral longitudinal arch (LLA) | 19.13±4.54 | 19.34±4.41 | 23.85±5.97 | 23.71±6.26 |
| Lateral heel (LH) | 22.22±5.77 | 21.39±4.23 | 15.38±3.98 | 14.11±4.29 |
| Medial metatarsal bone (MM) | 18.40±3.14 | 18.69±2.89 | 21.80±3.82 | 22.23±3.90 |
| Medial longitudinal arch (MLA) | 0.96±0.64 | 0.99±0.70 | 1.21±0.44 | 1.20±0.44 |
| Medial heel (MH) | 11.83±3.78 | 11.70±4.32 | 9.69±3.77 | 10.68±5.18 |
| Plantar pressure distributions of the 6 subregions both feet are represented as relative load (%). Data are given as mean±SD and significant differences were noted as | ||||