. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Foot (Edinb). 2012 Jun 6;22(3):130–134. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2012.05.001

Table 1. Subject Characteristics.

Number of participants	15
Age (yrs)	67.4 (12.8)
BMI (kg/m²)	34.6 (7.1)
Gender (M/F)	8/7
Duration of DM (yrs)	13.7 (8.5)
History of ulcer	N=3
Footwear	Standard shoe without custom insole N= 9 Standard shoe with custom insole N= 3 Prescribed shoe with custom insole N= 3
Vibration Perception Threshold (Volts)	45.1 (8.4)
Level walking speed (m/s)	0.85 (0.08)
Treadmill walking speed (m/s)	1.01 (0.28)^*

Data represented as means (SD) unless otherwise indicated.

indicates a difference in the level walking and treadmill walking speeds based on t-test results. (P < 0.05)