Participants’ characteristics and sport participation pattern for both study groups
| Characteristics | Unit/qualifier | Standard shoes (n=185) | Motion control shoes (n=187) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants’ characteristics | |||
| Age | Years | 41.0±11.2 | 39.9±9.7 |
| Sex | Male | 113 (61%) | 111 (59%) |
| Female | 72 (39%) | 76 (41%) | |
| BMI | kg/m2 | 23.7±3.0 | 23.6±3.1 |
| Previous injury | Yes | 137 (74.1%) | 143 (76.5%) |
| No | 48 (25.9%) | 44 (23.5%) | |
| Running experience | Years | 7 [0–45] | 5 [0–37] |
| Regularity (last 12 months) | Months | 12 [6–12] | 12 [3–12] |
| Foot morphology | Hypersupinated | 5 (2.7%) | 5 (2.7%) |
| Supinated | 25 (13.5%) | 25 (13.4%) | |
| Neutral | 108 (58.4%) | 110 (58.8%) | |
| Pronated | 39 (21.1%) | 41 (21.9%) | |
| Hyperpronated | 8 (4.3%) | 6 (3.2%) | |
| Sport participation pattern | |||
| Sessions run with study shoes | % of total sessions | 95.1±11.8 | 94.9±10.6 |
| Other sports | Sessions/week | 1.0±1.5 | 0.9±1.3 |
| Running frequency | Sessions/week | 1.9±0.9 | 1.9±1.3 |
| Mean session duration | min | 56±15 | 57±43 |
| Mean session distance | km | 9.0±2.6 | 8.7±3.4 |
| Mean session intensity | au | 3.8±1.0 | 3.7±1.0 |
| Mean speed | Km/h | 9.7±1.2 | 9.6±1.4 |
| Runs on hard surface | % of total sessions | 60.4±31.2 | 58.3±33.6 |
| Competition | % of total volume | 1.9±3.4 | 2.4±7.8 |
au, arbitrary unit; BMI, body mass index.