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. 2019 Feb 8;9:1688. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35830-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants (N = 28).

Variable Mean (SD) Range
Age (years) 24.9 (5.3) 20.6 to 42.8
Sex, n (%) male 17 (60.7)
Height (cm) 175.0 (8.1) 162.0 to 190.0
Weight (kg) 75.6 (11.2) 50.0 to 100.0
Body mass index (kg/m2) 24.7 (2.9) 18.8 to 32.9
Waist circumference (cm) 83.7 (7.6) 67.0 to 100.0
Hip circumference (cm) 100.3 (4.8) 92.0 to 111.0
Waist to hip circumference ratio 0.83 (0.05) 0.73 to 0.94
Foot posture 1.96 (1.9) −1 to 6
Supinated, n (%) 1 (3.6)
Normal, n (%) 24 (85.7)
Pronated, n (%) 4 (14.3)
Navicular drop (mm)25 5.14 (3.7) 0 to 13
Ankle dorsiflexion, knee extended (degrees)56 44.6 (10.8) 31 to 63
Ankle dorsiflexion, knee flexed (degrees)57 46.4 (11.6) 32 to 64

Foot posture was determined using the Foot Posture Index24, with scores between −12 (supinated characteristics) to +12 (pronated characteristics). Foot posture classified as supinated (FPI < 0), normal (FPI 0 to 5) or pronated (FPI > 5)23.