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Table 3 Means (SD) and post-hoc Duncan results on foot measurements (mm)

From: Differences in foot shape when wearing wedge-heeled shoes with elevated forefoot height and heel height

Measurements (mm)

Forefoot height (F)

  

10 mm

20 mm

30 mm

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Foot length

218.77 (11.04)

A

222.29 (9.66)

B

225.35 (8.47)

C

  

Ball of foot length

158.52 (11.49)

A

162.08 (8.62)

B

165.04 (7.23)

C

  

Outside ball of foot length

137.52 (11.52)

A

139.76 (9.14)

B

142.40 (7.85)

C

  

Foot width diagonal

90.22 (3.89)

 

90.59 (3.88)

 

90.86 (3.63)

   

Foot width horizontal

87.18 (3.69)

 

87.32 (3.73)

 

87.57 (3.64)

   

Heel width

58.94 (2.87)

 

59.08 (3.26)

 

58.85 (2.75)

   

Ball girth

228.58 (13.83)

A

226.57 (11.37)

AB

224.72 (9.94)

B

  

Instep girth

231.26 (17.76)

A

228.24 (14.92)

AB

225.33 (13.61)

B

  

Short heel girth

290.85 (11.67)

 

291.13 (11.96)

 

291.44 (11.96)

   

Instep height

79.48 (20.89)

A

71.22 (15.73)

B

65.51 (11.79)

C

  

Navicular height

39.12 (7.58)

A

37.27 (7.14)

B

35.94 (6.02)

B

  

Toe height

19.56 (1.47)

 

19.63 (1.37)

 

19.52 (1.60)

   

Toe 1 angle

15.35 (5.55)

 

15.33 (5.35)

 

15.13 (4.83)

   

Toe 5 angle

6.89 (3.68)

 

7.64 (3.71)

 

7.58 (3.42)

   

Measurements (mm)

Heel height (H)

30 mm

50 mm

70 mm

90 mm

Foot length

230.42 (6.07)

A

227.30 (6.22)

B

220.39 (6.35)

C

210.45 (7.74)

D

Ball of foot length

169.51 (5.03)

A

166.45 (5.08)

B

160.86 (6.07)

C

150.70 (8.90)

D

Outside ball of foot length

146.73 (5.74)

A

144.06 (6.34)

B

138.49 (6.42)

C

130.28 (10.64)

D

Foot width diagonal

91.87 (3.85)

A

90.84 (3.67)

B

90.02 (3.64)

BC

89.50 (3.67)

C

Foot width horizontal

88.53 (3.64)

A

87.60 (3.45)

AB

86.79 (3.71)

BC

86.50 (3.64)

C

Heel width

58.88 (2.76)

 

59.07 (2.83)

 

58.95 (2.87)

 

58.94 (3.39)

 

Ball girth

223.53 (9.00)

A

223.64 (9.40)

B

225.71 (10.82)

B

233.62 (14.68)

B

Instep girth

222.72 (11.07)

A

225.74 (13.83)

AB

229.10 (15.59)

B

235.54 (18.47)

C

Short heel girth

292.55 (11.85)

 

291.71 (12.00)

 

290.63 (11.83)

 

289.66 (11.65)

 

Instep height

57.41 (5.23)

A

62.49 (6.15)

B

73.76 (9.88)

C

94.63 (15.60)

D

Navicular height

34.52 (5.53)

A

34.70 (6.05)

B

37.84 (5.90)

C

42.71 (7.35)

C

Toe height

19.59 (1.46)

 

19.53 (1.40)

 

19.55 (1.51)

 

19.61 (1.55)

 

Toe 1 angle

14.53 (4.82)

 

15.01 (4.81)

 

15.72 (5.54)

 

15.81 (5.70)

 

Toe 5 angle

8.41 (3.29)

A

7.28 (3.43)

B

7.03 (3.68)

B

6.76 (3.85)

B

  1. All measurements are measured in mm except for angle measurements in degrees. Mean difference pairs with statistical significance: A, B, C, and D