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

Table 5. Results of analysed gait parameters in the heel, midfoot and forefoot.

Foot area Variable BF group N-BF group p (BF and N-BF group comparison)
Mean SD p (repeated-measure-ment comparison) Mean SD p (repeated-measure-ment comparison)
1st data collection Heel Contact time (% ROP) 60.38 6.60 0.002* 57.09 9.11 0.125 0.319
Maximum force (in % BM) 64.21 15.24 0.125 58.10 13.70 0.069 0.373
Midfoot Contact time (% ROP) 77.34 5.07 0.001* 74.45 7.99 0.023* 0.443
Maximum force (in % BM) 64.60 16.41 0.910 58.65 11.06 0.650 0.494
Forefoot Contact time (% ROP) 90.74 4.81 0.078 89.75 6.19 0.069 0.917
Maximum force (in % BM) 68.78 22.00 0.031* 68.73 13.98 0.001* 0.724
2nd data collection Heel Contact time (% ROP) 46.05 7.41 51.51 11.02 0.152
Maximum force (in % BM) 74.69 26.31 69.61 21.56 0.494
Midfoot Contact time (% ROP) 63.35 7.42 67.45 10.23 0.290
Maximum force (in % BM) 62.91 13.11 62.75 19.88 0.309
Forefoot Contact time (% ROP) 87.44 6.81 87.04 5.50 0.917
Maximum force (in % BM) 87.44 6.81 87.04 5.50 0.885

*highlights statistical significance.