Table 4. The result of contact areas, contact time of plantar pressure variables of paretic and non-paretic side

Variables Area Paretic Non-paretic Z p
Contact areas (cm2) TO 8.52±5.44 13.29±4.40 -2.793 .005**
HX 4.61±2.79 6.41±2.02 -2.106 .035*
MF 13.23±5.47 17.61±1.37 -2.166 .030*
LF 21.67±5.10 23.75±1.93 -2.803 .005**
MM 5.20±4.07 5.74±4.38 -.966 .334
LM 20.53±6.14 19.69±6.55 -.785 .433
HF 33.10±10.01 33.87±9.51 -.966 .334
Contact time (sec) TO 0.57±0.33 0.70±0.40 -.517 .605
HX 0.53±0.29 0.73±0.34 -1.086 .277
MF 0.65±0.23 0.96±0.32 -3.104 .002**
LF 0.77±0.18 0.95±0.27 -2.896 .004**
MM 0.47±0.27 0.64±0.39 -2.215 .027*
LM 0.69±0.25 0.85±0.34 -3.408 .001**
HF 0.65±0.26 0.85±0.37 -3.328 .001**
Data are expressed as Mean ± SD,
p<.05,
p<.01
TO: toe, HX: hallux, MF: medial-forefoot, LF: lateral-forefoot, MM: medial-midfoot, MM: medial-midfoot, LM: lateral-midfoot, HF: heel-foot.