Table 4. Relationships of foot structure features with subjective assessment of footwear comfort in women.
| Variable | Lr | Ll | Wr | Wl | Clr | Cll | γr | γl | αr | αl | βr | βl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe length | R p |
0.14 0.338 |
0.15 0.299 |
−0.01 0.953 |
−0.04 0.776 |
−0.25 0.085 |
−0.27 0.055 |
−0.13 0.381 |
0.05 0.707 |
−0.05 0.733 |
−0.10 0.484 |
0.08 0.578 |
0.03 0.856 |
| Shoe forefoot width | R p |
0.04 0.784 |
0.03 0.811 |
0.02 0.913 |
−0.05 0.749 |
−0.14 0.338 |
−0.18 0.206 |
−0.15 0.306 |
−0.03 0.827 |
−0.03 0.848 |
−0.06 0.673 |
0.07 0.606 |
−0.04 0.809 |
| Shoe heel width | R p |
0.03 0.815 |
0.02 0.901 |
0.10 0.476 |
0.08 0.585 |
−0.08 0.603 |
0.02 0.899 |
0.20 0.170 |
0.19 0.183 |
0.04 0.765 |
0.03 0.822 |
0.09 0.518 |
−0.11 0.463 |
| Heel height | R p |
0.01 0.921 |
0.03 0.834 |
0.09 0.557 |
0.05 0.730 |
−0.25 0.084 |
−0.24 0.095 |
−0.08 0.583 |
−0.06 0.672 |
0.04 0.759 |
0.02 0.914 |
0.00 0.981 |
−0.02 0.914 |
| Heel cushioning |
R p |
−0.03 0.839 |
−0.04 0.797 |
−0.01 0.941 |
−0.01 0.965 |
0.05 0.714 |
0.11 0.437 |
−0.07 0.648 |
0.33* 0.021 |
−0.03 0.843 |
0.03 0.853 |
−0.07 0.611 |
−0.07 0.645 |
| Forefoot cushioning |
R p |
−0.18 0.200 |
−0.19 0.185 |
0.18 0.198 |
0.11 0.434 |
−0.05 0.710 |
−0.05 0.727 |
0.01 0.960 |
0.34* 0.015 |
0.06 0.686 |
0.20 0.174 |
0.10 0.493 |
0.16 0.254 |
| Arch height | R p |
−0.10 0.485 |
−0.10 0.478 |
0.11 0.437 |
0.02 0.883 |
0.11 0.431 |
0.18 0.199 |
0.15 0.294 |
0.31* 0.029 |
−0.13 0.373 |
0.10 0.476 |
0.21 0.140 |
0.16 0.264 |
| Mediolateral control | R p |
−0.14 0.337 |
−0.13 0.368 |
0.00 0.982 |
−0.09 0.546 |
0.00 0.982 |
−0.01 0.930 |
0.01 0.957 |
0.06 0.683 |
0.23 0.107 |
0.21 0.151 |
0.02 0.868 |
−0.02 0.882 |
| Overall comfort |
R p |
0.09 0.513 |
0.10 0.480 |
0.24 0.087 |
0.05 0.709 |
−0.01 0.958 |
0.02 0.864 |
0.03 0.840 |
0.16 0.257 |
−0.06 0.665 |
0.09 0.545 |
0.08 0.573 |
−0.02 0.911 |
| Material properties of footwear | R p |
0.07 0.650 |
0.08 0.584 |
0.09 0.516 |
0.07 0.620 |
0.21 0.152 |
0.25 0.077 |
0.00 0.992 |
0.25 0.081 |
−0.08 0.596 |
0.11 0.459 |
0.05 0.755 |
0.03 0.852 |
Notes.
Lr, foot length of the right foot; Ll, foot length of the left foot; Wr, foot width of the right foot; Wl, foot width of the left foot; Clr, Clarke’s angle of the right foot; Cll, Clarke’s angle of the left foot; γr, heel angle of the right foot; γl, heel angle of the left foot; αr, hallux valgus angle of the right foot; αl, hallux valgus angle of the left foot; βr, angle of the varus deformity of the 5th digit (β) of the right foot; βl, angle of the varus deformity of the 5th digit (β) of the left foot; R, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; p, probability value.
α = 0.05.