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Table 2 Peak pressures - Comparison between new & old running shoes

From: Are old running shoes detrimental to your feet? A pedobarographic study

Foot region

New running shoes

(n = 11)

Old running shoes

(n = 11)

Paired t test

p value

 

Peak pressure (kPa)

Peak pressure (kPa)

 

Total object

330.5 ± 79.6

304 ± 58.1

0.01

Medial Hind foot

245.6 ± 53.3

244.5 ± 45.1

0.45

Lateral Hind foot

245.4 ± 53.6

234.0 ± 35.1

0.07

Medial mid foot

145.1 ± 38.9

139.5 ± 35.2

0.25

Lateral mid foot

149.8 ± 43.6

135.4 ± 25.6

0.07

Medial metatarsal

235.9 ± 72.9

249.1 ± 89.9

0.07

Mid metatarsal

232.8 ± 51.9

238.6 ± 62.9

0.24

Lateral metatarsal

203.5 ± 51.3

207.5 ± 51.3

0.29

Great toe

275.3 ± 87.2

268.3 ± 62.1

0.29

Lesser toes

182.4 ± 63.9

196.1 ± 63.9

0.03

Hindfoot

245.5 ± 52.8

239.3 ± 40.2

0.13

Midfoot

147.4 ± 40.9

137.4 ± 30.4

0.06

Forefoot

225.5 ± 70.9

231.9 ± 72.2

0.08

Medial

225.5 ± 81.5

225.3 ± 79.3

0.49

Lateral

195.3 ± 59.5

193.3 ± 58.9

0.32