Table 2.
Peak pressures - Comparison between new & old running shoes
| Foot region | New running shoes (n = 11) |
Old running shoes (n = 11) |
Paired t test p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak pressure (kPa) | Peak pressure (kPa) | ||
| Total object | 330.5 ± 79.6 | 304 ± 58.1 | 0.01 |
| Medial Hind foot | 245.6 ± 53.3 | 244.5 ± 45.1 | 0.45 |
| Lateral Hind foot | 245.4 ± 53.6 | 234.0 ± 35.1 | 0.07 |
| Medial mid foot | 145.1 ± 38.9 | 139.5 ± 35.2 | 0.25 |
| Lateral mid foot | 149.8 ± 43.6 | 135.4 ± 25.6 | 0.07 |
| Medial metatarsal | 235.9 ± 72.9 | 249.1 ± 89.9 | 0.07 |
| Mid metatarsal | 232.8 ± 51.9 | 238.6 ± 62.9 | 0.24 |
| Lateral metatarsal | 203.5 ± 51.3 | 207.5 ± 51.3 | 0.29 |
| Great toe | 275.3 ± 87.2 | 268.3 ± 62.1 | 0.29 |
| Lesser toes | 182.4 ± 63.9 | 196.1 ± 63.9 | 0.03 |
| Hindfoot | 245.5 ± 52.8 | 239.3 ± 40.2 | 0.13 |
| Midfoot | 147.4 ± 40.9 | 137.4 ± 30.4 | 0.06 |
| Forefoot | 225.5 ± 70.9 | 231.9 ± 72.2 | 0.08 |
| Medial | 225.5 ± 81.5 | 225.3 ± 79.3 | 0.49 |
| Lateral | 195.3 ± 59.5 | 193.3 ± 58.9 | 0.32 |