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. 2007 Oct 17;2007(4):CD006154. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006154.pub2

2. Running footwear on plantar pressure.

Outcome measure No. of participants 1. Control 2. Asics Nimbus 3. Brooks Glycerin Statistical method Effect size (1 versus 2) Effect size (1 versus 3) Effect size (2 versus 3)
Peak pressure (kPa, whole foot) 22 513.4 (78.9) 399.4 (88.6) 361.2 (82.2) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐114.00 (‐163.58 to ‐64.42) ‐152.20 (‐199.81 to ‐104.59) ‐38.20 (‐88.70 to 12.30)
Peak pressure (kPa, rearfoot) 22 358.1 (173.8) 240.9 (91.9) 264.4 (90.5) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐117.20 (‐199.35 to ‐35.05) ‐93.70 (‐175.58 to ‐11.82) 23.50 (‐30.40 to 77.40)
Peak pressure (kPa, midfoot) 22 168.6 (68.1) 126.3 (31.0) 131.4 (34.4) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐42.30 (‐73.57to ‐11.03) ‐37.20 (‐69.08 to ‐5.32) 5.10 (‐14.25to 24.45)
Peak pressure (kPa, forefoot) 22 464.2 (106.4) 386.1 (100.0) 340.8 (89.4) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐78.10 (‐139.12to ‐17.08) ‐123.40 (‐181.47to ‐65.33) ‐45.30 (‐101.35to 10.75)
Pressure time integral (kPa.s, whole foot) 22 69.9 (12.4) 55.6 (12.2) 51.7 (9.7) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐14.30 (‐21.57to ‐7.03) ‐18.20 (‐24.78to ‐11.62) ‐3.90 (‐10.41to 2.61)
Pressure time integral (kPa.s, rearfoot) 22 19.8 (10.9) 17.2 (6.9) 18.8 (7.6) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐2.60 (‐7.99 to 2.79) ‐1.00 (‐6.55to 4.55) 1.60 (‐2.69 to 5.89)
Pressure time integral (kPa.s, midfoot) 22 15.3 (7.7) 14.4 (3.9) 14.8 (4.4) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐0.90 (‐4.51to 2.71) ‐0.50 (‐4.21to 3.21) 0.40 (‐2.06 to 2.86)
Pressure time integral (kPa.s, forefoot) 22 63.9 (13.2) 50.3 (12.3) 46.0 (9.6) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐13.60 (‐21.14 to ‐6.06) ‐17.90 (‐24.72 to ‐11.08) ‐4.30 (‐10.82 to 2.22)
Force (%Body Weight, whole foot) 22 226.2 (23.1) 217.1 (20.4) 219.4 (17.2) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐9.10 (‐21.98 to 3.78) ‐6.80 (‐18.83 to 5.23) 2.30 (‐8.85to 13.45)
Force (%Body Weight, rearfoot) 22 97.4 (43.3) 90.3 (34.9) 95.9 (30.3) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐7.10 (‐30.34 to 16.14) ‐1.50 (‐23.58 to 20.58) 5.60 (‐13.71 to 24.91)
Force (%Body Weight, midfoot) 22 25.6 (12.3) 30.0 (7.0) 28.6 (8.3) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI 4.40 (‐1.51 to 10.31) 3.0 (‐3.20 to 9.20) ‐1.40 (‐5.94 to 3.14)
Force (%Body Weight, forefoot) 22 188.0 (21.5) 176.4 (24.3) 175.9 (20.6) WMD (Fixed), 95% CI ‐11.60 (‐25.16 to 1.96) ‐12.10 (‐24.54 to 0.34) ‐0.50 (‐13.81 to 12.81)