Table 3.

The results of running parameters, kinetic variables as foot strike type.

	Foot strike pattern			F	p	Post hoc
	FFS	MFS	RFS
Spatiotemporal parameters
Cadence (steps/min)	183.60 ± 15.22	177.65 ± 20.88	171.23 ± 19.52	1.622	.210
Contact time (s)	0.18 ± 0.02	0.20 ± 0.01	0.21 ± 0.02	6.549	.028*	FFS > RFS
Step length (m)	1.42 ± 0.14	1.44 ± 0.13	1.42 ± 0.20	0.238	.846
Knee joint angle (deg)
Flexion	42.06 ± 3.98	44.81 ± 2.60	51.03 ± 3.69	7.261	.005*	FFS < RFS
Adduction	9.51 ± 5.33	4.61 ± 8.11	6.91 ± 8.92	0.891	.348
External rotation	−13.31 ± 7.80	−12.42 ± 5.15	−13.22 ± 6.85	0.157	.906
Knee joint moment [Nm/(BW × ht)]
Extension	3.93 ± 0.42	3.46 ± 0.30	3.33 ± 0.41	4.755	.030*	FFS > RFS
Abduction	1.65 ± 0.65	1.46 ± 0.53	1.53 ± 0.81	0.625	.420
Internal rotation	1.22 ± 0.48	1.24 ± 0.56	1.20 ± 0.61	0.583	.484
Ground reaction force (N/BW)
Vertical impact peak	2.83 ± 0.27	2.75 ± 0.33	2.39 ± 0.25	4.447	.035*	FFS > RFS

FFS, forefoot strike; MFS, midfoot strike; RFS, rearfoot strike.

^*p < .05.