Sport participation pattern and participants’ characteristics according to their study shoes (hard midsole vs soft midsole)
| Characteristics | Unit/qualifier | Runners with hard-SS (n=113) | Runners with soft-SS (n=134) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants’ characteristics | ||||
| Age | Years | 41.8±10.1 | 41.8±10.4 | 0.968 |
| Sex | Male | 57 (50.4%) | 79 (59.0%) | 0.200 |
| Female | 56 (49.6%) | 55 (41.0%) | ||
| BMI | kg/m2 | 23.3±2.7 | 23.9±3.0 | 0.094 |
| Previous injury* | Yes | 33 (30.0%) | 36 (27.3%) | 0.670 |
| No | 77 (70.0%) | 96 (72.7%) | ||
| Running experience† | Years | 10.8±10.8 | 8.1±9.8 | 0.048 |
| Regular runner (previous 12 months) | Yes | 90 (79.6%) | 109 (81.3%) | 0.749 |
| No | 23 (20.4%) | 25 (18.7%) | ||
| Sport participation pattern | ||||
| Sessions with SS | Percentage of total sessions | 90.2±17.8 | 92.3±15.1 | 0.325 |
| Other sports | h/week | 1.30±1.89 | 1.37±1.81 | 0.760 |
| Running frequency | Sessions/week | 1.87±0.98 | 1.78±0.86 | 0.445 |
| Weekly running volume | h | 1.85±1.21 | 1.86±1.27 | 0.934 |
| Weekly mean distance | km/week | 18.3±12.6 | 17.9±13.1 | 0.813 |
| Mean session duration | Min | 58±19 | 59±18 | 0.605 |
| Mean session intensity | au | 3.8±0.8 | 3.8±0.9 | 0.605 |
| Mean speed | km/h | 9.7±1.34 | 9.4±1.48 | 0.167 |
| Run hard surface | Percentage of total sessions | 63.8±29.7 | 62.1±31.7 | 0.667 |
| Competitions | Compet/week | 0.066±0.147 | 0.095±0.174 | 0.161 |
*Five missing data.
†Two missing data.
au, arbitrary unit; BMI, body mass index; SS, study shoes.