Peak plantar pressures for indoor and regular custom-made footwear
| Indoor footwear* | Regular footwear* | Mean difference (95% CI)†‡ | % difference | P value | ||
| Hallux | Left | 121±46 | 122±53 | −1 (−12 to 11) | −1 | 0.908 |
| Right | 124±47 | 128±66 | −4 (−18 to 9) | −3 | 0.525 | |
| MTH1 | Left | 141±40 | 145±60 | −4 (−21 to 14) | −3 | 0.653 |
| Right | 146±40 | 153±72 | −8 (−28 to 13) | −5 | 0.467 | |
| MTH2-3 | Left | 145±36 | 151±56 | −6 (−22 to 10) | −4 | 0.460 |
| Right | 157±43 | 157±52 | −1(−13 to 12) | −1 | 0.916 | |
| MTH4-5 | Left | 121±39 | 124±45 | −3 (−15 to 9) | −2 | 0.599 |
| Right | 124±48 | 123±52 | 0 (−9 to 10) | 0 | 0.972 | |
| Midfoot | Left | 117±38 | 115±35 | 2 (−8 to 12) | 2 | 0.634 |
| Right | 112±29 | 115±36 | −4 (−12 to 4) | −3 | 0.343 | |
| Heel | Left | 187±52 | 201±76 | −14 (−33 to 3) | −7 | 0.112 |
| Right | 185±58 | 209±69 | −24 (−47 to −1) | −10 | 0.046 |
*Data are provided as mean±SD kPa.
†Mean difference is peak pressure in indoor footwear minus custom-made footwear; a negative score means lower pressures in the indoor footwear.
‡No significant differences were found between indoor and regular footwear (Bonferroni-corrected level of significance: p<0.004 (0.05/12)).
MTH, metatarsal head.