Variable | New shoes | Worn shoes |
Stance time (ms) | 196 (18) | 200 (20)* |
Fmax (BW) | 2.78 (0.30) | 2.73 (0.32) |
Gmax (BW s−1) | 151.7 (54.7) | 148.2 (43.4) |
θt—touchdown (°) | 2.4 (5.7) | 1.5 (6.0) |
θt—toe-off (°) | 17 (5.3) | 13.5 (5.7)* |
Maximal forward lean (°) | 18.6 (5.5) | 15 (6.0)* |
θh—touchdown (°) | −33.8 (10.2) | −32.9 (10.1) |
θh—toe-off (°) | 3.8 (7.1) | 4.9 (7.0) |
Maximal hip flexion (°) | 38.8 (8.9) | 37.9 (9.2) |
θk—touchdown (°) | −14.7 (9.1) | −13.4 (10.3) |
θk—toe-off (°) | −14.6 (5.2) | −15.4 (6.2) |
Maximal knee flexion (°) | −43 (7.5) | −42 (7.2) |
θa—touchdown (°) | −0.3 (8.3) | 0.0 (9.8) |
θa—toe-off (°) | 19.2 (6.2) | 21.3 (4.9)* |
Maximal ankle dorsiflexion (°) | −21.8 (4.4) | −18.9 (4.6)* |
Mean (SD) data of all footwear groups combined.
Fmax, maximum vertical active force; BW, body weight; Gmax, maximum instantaneous loading rate of the vertical force, θt, torso angle; θh, hip angle; θk, knee angle; θa, ankle angle.
*Significant difference between new and worn shoes (p<0.05).