Statistical analysis on multi-factors of dynamic plantar pressure to normal subjects

Abstract

Plantar pressure analysis has been found effective in many fields, such as rehabilitation evaluation, footwear design, nervous system disease analysis, etc. Plantar pressure features may be affected by many factors, such as age, gender, weight, etc., which cannot be ignored in related research and applications. Our research focuses on normal groups, mainly analyzes the differences between different age and gender groups, and considers the influence of height, weight, shoe size, and body mass index (BMI). Measured by a dynamic plantar pressure system, the plantar pressure data of the subjects in walking and standing states are analyzed. Through analysis by statistics and regression methods, we draw the following main conclusions: (1) there are obvious differences between young and old groups in static features, reflecting the impact of age on human balance; (2) the difference between men and women is more in the pressure distribution of the plantar region, especially in the metatarsal region, reflecting the difference in the physiological structure caused by gender; (3) it is also found that height, weight, shoe size and BMI have certain effects.