Table 4.
Assessment of median asymmetry percentage in control and pathological groups taking into account intra-limb variability for Mann-Whitney U tests per region of interest. Significant results are indicated with an asterisk (*).
| Region | Median Asymmetry (%) | n (/51.%) | Mann-Whitney U | Z | p Value (Two-Tailed) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Pathological | |||||||
| SI | SA | SI | SA | |||||
| IPJ | 27.10 | 8.58 | 57.98 | 17.96 | 10 (19.61) | 15 | 1.03 | 0.38 |
| Lesser toes | 24.13 | 7.64 | 36.76 | 11.57 | 13 (25.49) | 32 | 1.76 | 0.09 |
| MPJ1 | 20.52 | 6.51 | 55.96 | 17.33 | 11 (21.57) | 19 | 1.43 | 0.19 |
| MPJ2 | 25.19 | 7.98 | 20.68 | 6.56 | 17 (33.33) | 35 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| MPJ3 | 21.06 | 6.68 | 34.62 | 10.91 | 13 (25.49) | 32 | 2.16 | 0.03 * |
| MPJ4 | 24.82 | 7.86 | 43.45 | 13.62 | 14 (27.45) | 39 | 1.85 | 0.07 |
| MPJ5 | 24.75 | 7.84 | 61.22 | 18.90 | 9 (17.65) | 18 | 2.32 | 0.02 * |
| Midfoot | 24.69 | 7.82 | 58.06 | 17.98 | 10 (19.61) | 21 | 1.92 | 0.07 |
| Medial heel | 23.53 | 7.45 | 29.25 | 9.25 | 19 (37.25) | 64 | 1.55 | 0.13 |
| Lateral heel | 15.11 | 4.80 | 30.65 | 9.68 | 17 (33.33) | 66 | 2.89 | 0.002 * |