Characteristics of Plantar Pressure Distribution in Diabetes with or without Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Table 3
Normalized (scale to body weight) value of peak pressures in segmented plantar regions.
Region
Normalized peak pressure
P value
DPN-PAD
DPN
PAD
D
HC
DPN-PAD vs. HC
DPN vs. HC
PAD vs. HC
D vs. HC
T
4.6 ± 2.1
4.1 ± 1.0
4.5 ± 0.9
4.0 ± 1.2
4.3 ± 1.7
0.514
0.633
0.701
0.483
LF
4.6 ± 1.8
4.7 ± 2.3
4.5 ± 1.5
3.6 ± 1.5
3.7 ± 1.2
0.035
0.039
0.045
0.688
IF
6.9 ± 1.7
7.6 ± 2.0
6.6 ± 1.7
5.8 ± 1.8
6.0 ± 1.4
0.043
0.021
0.320
0.597
MF
5.6 ± 1.4
5.8 ± 1.9
4.9 ± 1.8
4.6 ± 1.6
4.6 ± 1.3
0.010
0.019
0.556
0.975
M
2.1 ± 1.3
2.6 ± 1.5
1.7 ± 0.6
1.9 ± 1.0
2.3 ± 1.4
0.597
0.589
0.198
0.194
LH
6.7 ± 1.7
6.6 ± 2.0
6.0 ± 1.0
5.8 ± 1.8
6.4 ± 1.6
0.371
0.708
0.464
0.191
MH
6.5 ± 1.5
5.9 ± 1.3
5.5 ± 0.8
5.5 ± 1.3
6.1 ± 1.3
0.371
0.662
0.189
0.108
The unit of peak pressure was kPa; the unit of body weight was kg. Values with indicate statistically significant difference compared with HC group. T = toes; LF = lateral forefoot; IF = inner forefoot; MF = medial forefoot; M = midfoot; LH = lateral heel; MH = medial heel.
