An Investigation of Regional Plantar Soft Tissue Hardness and Its Potential Correlation with Plantar Pressure Distribution in Healthy Adults

Table 3

Comparison of plantar soft tissues hardness () between age groups.

	Foot regions	Age groups			F	P
		20-39 ()	40-59 ()	≥60 ()
Right foot	Lateral RF				1.053	0.356
	Medial RF				1.529	0.226
	Lateral MF				1.789	0.176
	Lateral FF				6.610	0.003
	Medial FF				5.295	0.008
Left foot	Lateral RF				1.096	0.359
	Medial RF				0.947	0.424
	Lateral MF				1.231	0.307
	Lateral FF				3.797	0.015
	Medial FF				4.380	0.008