Table 3.
Means and standard deviations for study variables in physical activity-matched sub-samples, and results of Wilcoxon rank sum tests between minimally and conventionally shod participants.
| Variable | Minimally Shod | Conventionally Shod | W | df | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static | N | mean ± s.d. | N | mean ± s.d. | |||
| AHI | 18 | 0.36 ± 0.03 | 10 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 150 | 27 | 0.005 |
| ASI | 18 | 2470 ± 1097 | 10 | 2608 ± 1473 | 86 | 27 | 0.87 |
| BMI | 18 | 27.4 ± 4.3 | 10 | 24.5 ± 2.4 | 127 | 27 | 0.08 |
| Muscle CSA | |||||||
| AH* | 12 | 2.91 ± 0.45 | 9 | 2.86 ± 0.50 | 78 | 21 | 0.10 |
| FDB* | 15 | 2.40 ± 0.30 | 10 | 2.78 ± 0.46 | 70 | 24 | 0.81 |
| ADM* | 4 | 1.08 ± 0.20 | 9 | 0.96 ± 0.16 | 33 | 12 | 0.02 |
| Dynamic | |||||||
| θmax | 7 | 8.2 ± 1.4 | 10 | 9.6 ± 2.5 | 25 | 16 | 0.36 |
| kmid* | 7 | 1897 ± 823 | 10 | 1178 ± 364 | 78 | 16 | 0.007 |
*For statistical tests, these variables were scaled by dividing by (body mass)0.67.