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. 2022 Aug 23;17(8):e0273388. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273388

Table 4. Results of analysed gait parameters in the total foot.

BF group N-BF group p (BF and N-BF group comparison)
Mean SD p (repeated-measurement comparison) Mean SD p (repeated-measurement comparison)
1st data collection Peak pressure (kPa) 157.60 41.66 0.132 145.01 32.50 0.132 0.384
Contact area (cm2) 49.22 4.34 0.001* 52.31 7.09 0.001* 0.206
Contact time (ms) 501.20 116.48 0.005* 514.36 94.87 0.029* 0.395
Maximum force (in % BM) 136.31 27.21 0.015* 123.31 12.12 0.047* 0.361
Foot progression angle (°) 11.77 7.18 0.036* 11.86 8.68 0.053 0.787
2nd data collection Peak pressure (kPa) 193.11 75.67 164.80 43.03 0.494
Contact area (cm2) 58.14 5.42 62.39 6.95 0.097
Contact time (ms) 369.33 89.26 424.93 121.81 0.178
Maximum force (in % BM) 154.21 30.77 146.50 41.18 0.310
Foot progression angle (°) 7.30 4.76 7.62 6.24 0.820

*highlights statistical significance.