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Table 1 Temporal–spatial parameters

From: Immediate and long-term efficacy of laterally-wedged insoles on persons with bilateral medial knee osteoarthritis during walking

	Conditions	Evaluation time				p value
		Baseline		Follow-up		Barefoot vs. LW at Baseline	Barefoot vs. LW at Follow-up	Baseline vs. Follow-up
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Barefoot vs. LW at Baseline	Barefoot vs. LW at Follow-up	Baseline vs. Follow-up
Walking time (s)	Barefoot	1.95	0.19	1.66	0.10	0.81	0.18	0.06
Walking time (s)	LW	1.98	0.27	1.85	0.31	0.81	0.18	0.46
Walking speed (m/s)	Barefoot	0.77	0.10	0.90	0.11	0.91	0.41	0.08
Walking speed (m/s)	LW	0.78	0.12	0.85	0.12	0.91	0.41	0.25
Step length (%LL)	Barefoot	60.42	2.54	61.79	3.37	0.80	0.28	0.46
Step length (%LL)	LW	60.06	2.35	69.23	15.84	0.80	0.28	0.12
Step width (%LL)	Barefoot	10.53	3.33	13.60	3.02	0.52	0.40	0.12
Step width (%LL)	LW	11.83	3.47	12.00	3.29	0.52	0.40	0.60
Foot progression angle (°)	Barefoot	5.44	1.77	3.61	1.97	0.67	0.20	0.04*
Foot progression angle (°)	LW	4.92	2.42	5.66	3.11	0.67	0.20	0.35

SD standard deviation, LW laterally-wedged, LL leg length.
* Significant difference Baseline versus Follow-up during barefoot condition.

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