Table 3. Ages and periods involving orthoses in subjects with Down’s syndrome.

	Total	Male	Female
Mean age of subjects at the time of first orthosis prescription (years; n=54)	7.3 ± 7.0	6.1 ± 5.0	8.6 ± 8.6
Mean age of subjects prescribed an insole as a first orthosis (years; n=48)	6.4 ± 5.5	6.2 ± 5.1	6.7 ± 6.2
Mean age of subjects aged less than 10 years who were prescribed an insole as a first orthosis (years; n=38: 22 males and 16 females)	4.0 ± 1.5	4.0 ± 1.5	3.9 ± 1.5
Mean interval between repeat insole prescriptions (years) (n=58a: 36 males and 22 females)	1.2 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.4

Values are shown as mean ± SD.

^aTotal number of persons who were prescribed an insole multiple times.