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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Quantitative assessment of plantar pressure patterns in relation to foot deformities in people with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies

Group

n

(people/feet)

Sex

(% women)

Age

(years, mean ± SD)

Type of HMSN

(type I/type II/unknown)

Healthy controls

586/1172

50.2

48.6 ± 13.4

-

Total HMSN group

52/84

40.4

42.7 ± 17.1

(41/9/2)

 

Plantar flexed first metatarsal with neutral hindfoot

19/24

42.1

41.2 ± 16.2

(14/4/1)

 

Plantar flexed first metatarsal with correctable hindfoot varus

29/39

37.9

40.0 ± 16.2

(24/4/1)

 

Plantar flexed first metatarsal with uncorrectable hindfoot varus

8/9

12.5

49.6 ± 11.2

(6/2/0)

 

Hindfoot valgus

10/12

60.0

41.1 ± 22.2

(8/1/1)