Table 2. Peak pressures on MFF according to different walking speeds and slopes.
| Walking speed (km/hr) | Marginal mean | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | |||
| Walking slope (°) | 8 | 28.8 (SD 6.4)* (p = 0.027) |
33.8 (SD 9.1) (p = 1.000) |
34.4 (SD 9.5) (p = 1.000) |
32.3 (SD 8.7) |
| 4 | 30.0 (SD 7.1) (p = 0.622) |
33.5 (SD 8.8) (p = 1.000) |
36.5 (SD 10.4) (p = 0.401) |
33.3 (SD 9.1) | |
| 0 | 30.1 (SD 7.2) (p = 1.000) |
33.2 (SD 9.0) | 36.6 (SD 11.6) (p = 0.166) |
33.3 (SD 9.7) | |
| -4 | 24.7 (SD 5.3)* (p = 0.001) |
25.9 (SD 6.8)* (p<0.001) |
28.4 (SD 7.6) (p = 0.071) |
26.3 (SD 6.7) | |
| -8 | 23.0 (SD 4.7)* (p<0.001) |
24.6 (SD 7.1)* (p<0.001) |
27.8 (SD 4.9) (p = 0.186) |
25.2 (SD 5.9) | |
| Marginal mean | 27.3 (SD 6.8) | 30.2 (SD 9.0) | 32.7 (SD 9.7) | 30.1 (SD 8.8) | |
MFF, medial forefoot; SD, standard deviation
Unit, N/cm2
p-value, pairwise comparisons with that at 4.3 km/hr and 0 degrees
*, statistical signficance