Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	HC group (n = 17)	HO group (n = 17)
Sex (male/female)	5/12	7/10
Age, yr	75.9 ± 6.3	76.5 ± 4.6
Height, cm	156.5 ± 7.7	157.7 ± 6.5
Weight, kg	59.0 ± 10.8	58.8 ± 9.0
BMI, kg/m2	24.0 ± 3.2	23.6 ± 2.8
Foot length, mm	246.9 ± 15.1	245.8 ± 8.2
MMSE	27.6 ± 2.4	27.8 ± 2.0

Values are mean ± SD.

BMI = body mass index, HC = heel contact, HO = heel off, MMSE = mini-mental state examination.