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Table 1 Plantar pressure balance in intervention and control groups

From: A foot-care program to facilitate self-care by the elderly: a non-randomized intervention study

Pressure point

Intervention group (n = 11)

Baselinea

6 month follow-upb

a:b2 p value

Control group (n = 10)

Mean ± SD

p value1

Mean ± SD

p value1

Right

Intervention

48.8 ± 4.8

0.63

51.5 ± 7.1

0.22

0.12

0.94

Control

47.7 ± 5.6

47.8 ± 6.4

Front

right

Intervention

39.5 ± 9.2

0.27

43.7 ± 10.5

0.83

0.13

0.69

Control

43.5 ± 6.6

44.7 ± 9.4

Front

left

Intervention

42.7 ± 11.9

0.95

47.6 ± 11.0

0.49

0.05

Control

42.4 ± 11.2

43.7 ± 14.2

0.73

Left

Intervention

51.2 ± 4.8

0.63

48.5 ± 7.1

0.22

0.12

Control

52.3 ± 5.6

52.2 ± 6.4

0.94

Right

rear

Intervention

60.5 ± 9.2

0.25

56.3 ± 10.5

0.83

0.13

Control

56.7 ± 6.8

55.3 ± 9.4

0.64

Left rear

Intervention

52.3 ± 11.9

0.95

52.5 ± 11.0

0.49

0.05

Control

57.6 ± 11.3

56.3 ± 14.2

0.73

  1. 1 t-test
  2. 2 paired t-test
  3. aBaseline
  4. b6 month follow-up