Research Article

Accuracy and Repeatability of the Gait Analysis by the WalkinSense System

Table 4

Percentage differences and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between Pedar and WalkinSense for each foot region during gait.

VariableRegion Percentage differences (%)ICCCI95%
Average differenceCI95%

Peak pressureRFLat−10.8−12.4−9.10.8590.8270.885
RFMed−3.6−5.0−2.20.9580.9490.965
MFLat−16.4−18.1−14.60.9630.9540.971
MFMed&&&&&&
FFLat−15.2−16.7−13.70.9360.9220.947
FFCt−5.4−6.9−3.90.9530.9420.961
FFMed10.48.512.40.9450.9320.956
GToe−7.9−9.8−6.10.9530.9420.961

Peak pressure timeRFLat4.33.15.50.9740.9670.980
RFMed3.42.24.50.9820.9770.985
MFLat3.62.94.30.9830.9800.986
MFMed&&&&&&
FFLat3.73.34.10.9640.9560.971
FFCt2.31.92.70.8390.8030.868
FFMed3.02.63.50.9440.9310.954
GToe3.53.13.80.9380.9230.949

Pressure-time integralRFLat−18.4−20.7−16.20.9070.8880.923
RFMed−7.7−9.6−5.80.9490.9370.958
MFLat−31.2−33.7−28.80.9370.9230.948
MFMed&&&&&&
FFLat−24.7−26.6−22.80.9150.8970.929
FFCt8.46.410.40.9230.9070.937
FFMed−12.2−13.8−10.60.9610.9520.968
GToe−14.0−15.8−12.20.9590.9500.966

Mean pressureRFLat−17.5−19.8−15.20.9150.8970.930
RFMed−6.3−8.1−4.40.9470.9360.957
MFLat−30.1−32.6−27.70.9420.9270.953
MFMed&&&&&&
FFLat−23.7−25.6−21.80.9130.8950.929
FFCt9.87.811.80.9490.9370.959
FFMed−11.0−12.6−9.40.9590.9500.967
GToe−13.3−15.1−11.40.9700.9630.975

RFLat: lateral rearfoot; RFMed: medial rearfoot; MFLat: lateral midfoot; MFMed: medial midfoot; FFLat: lateral forefoot; FFCt: central forefoot; MFMed: medial forefoot; GToe: great toe; CI95%: 95% confidence interval. &: as the midfoot region was loaded only in 5% of the trials, the percentage difference and ICC were not calculated for this region.