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. 2024 Apr 15;10(9):e29672. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29672

Table 3.

Average values (rounded to the unit) of plantar pressure measured in different studies with diabetic and non-diabetic (healthy) participants. Abbreviations: MH 1 - first metatarsal head, MH 2/3 - second/third metatarsal heads, MH 4/5 - fourth/fifth metatarsal heads, ML - midfoot lateral.

Author, year Target Sample Used device Average plantar pressure values (kPa)
Hallux MH 1 MH 2/3 MH 4/5 ML Heel
Amemyia et al., 2016 [46] 3 non-diabetics Plantar system with triaxial pressure sensors (system developed by the author) 172 319 158
Ledoux et al., 2013 [127] 596 diabetics with: ulceration potential
& with ulcer
F-Scan [31] 200
&
172
242
&
383
308
&
362
177
&
220
141
&
267
266
&
241
Lung et al., 2016 [94] 8 non-diabetics
&
19 diabetics
F-Scan [31] 297
&
489
320
&
510
400
&
390

&

&
280
&
280
Martinez et al., 2008 [85] 45 non-diabetics BioFoot [163] 178 359 585 159
Ostadabbas et al., 2012 [44] 11 non-diabetics Insole with FSR sensors (system developed by the author) 124 95 114 68 185
Pataky et al., 2005 [60] 15 non-diabetics
&
15 diabetics (right foot)
Insole with FSR sensors (system developed by the author) 101
&
205
160
&
137
221
&
205
97
&
160

&
321
&
187
Pataky et al., 2005 [60] 15 non-diabetics
&
15 diabetics (left foot)
Insole with FSR sensors (system developed by the author) 104
&
165
146
&
140
220
&
179
91
&
174

&
298
&
184
Reints et al., 2017 [136] 30 non-diabetics Pedar insole [32] 139 98 108 91 25 130