Research Article

Characteristics of Plantar Pressure Distribution in Diabetes with or without Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Peripheral Arterial Disease

Table 2

Absolute value of peak pressures in segmented plantar regions.

RegionDPN-PADDPNPADDHC

T312.3 ± 141.3264.3 ± 70.1340.1 ± 64.6294.4 ± 105.7281.9 ± 106.7
LF310.1 ± 120.1325.6 ± 135.3342.1 ± 114.3262.9 ± 113.0253.3 ± 90.8
IF468.2 ± 121.2524.1 ± 60.5500.2 ± 128.4422.6 ± 140.8405.2 ± 120.3
MF378.3 ± 109.9372.7 ± 115.6377.3 ± 125.6341.9 ± 147.2309.0 ± 102.1
M143.6 ± 88.9173.4 ± 104.8129.7 ± 51.8135.7 ± 74.4155.0 ± 96.7
LH456.1 ± 105.4417.8 ± 93.1454.3 ± 84.5415.8 ± 124.8422.2 ± 100.5
MH439.5 ± 100.3385.6 ± 87.7422.9 ± 75.6407.8 ± 123.7410.5 ± 102.2

The unit of peak pressure was kPa. Abbreviations: T = toes; LF = lateral forefoot; IF = inner forefoot; MF = medial forefoot; M = midfoot; LH = lateral heel; MH = medial heel.