Table 4. Fit of footwear depending on the gender of the studied children.
| Fit of footwear | Girls | Boys | Chi-square test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Matching the length of the footwear to the right foot | |||||
| Too long | 15 | 30.0 | 17 | 34.0 | χ2(2) = 0.28p = 0.868 |
| Appropriate | 31 | 62.0 | 30 | 60.0 | |
| Too short | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.0 | |
| Matching the length of the footwear to the left foot | |||||
| Too long | 15 | 30.0 | 17 | 34.0 | χ2(2) = 0.28p = 0.868 |
| Appropriate | 31 | 62.0 | 30 | 60.0 | |
| Too short | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.0 | |
| Matching the width of the footwear to the right foot | |||||
| Too wide | 16 | 32.0 | 12 | 24.0 | χ2(2) = 2.19p = 0.334 |
| Appropriate | 27 | 54.0 | 34 | 68.0 | |
| Too narrow | 7 | 14.0 | 4 | 8.0 | |
| Matching the width of the footwear to the left foot | |||||
| Too wide | 16 | 32.0 | 11 | 22.0 | χ2(2) = 2.92p = 0.231 |
| Appropriate | 28 | 56.0 | 36 | 72.0 | |
| Too narrow | 6 | 12.0 | 3 | 6.0 | |
Notes.
- n
- number of subjects
- %
- percent of subjects
- χ2
- value of the Chi-square test statistic
- p
- probability value