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Table 4 Maximum force and pressure of the feet during walking in single vs. dual-task and for rarely vs. often listeners during dual-task

From: Does listening to audiobooks affect gait behavior?

Parameter

Single-task (n = 40)

Dual-task (n = 40)

p

Listen rarely (n = 16)

Listen often (n = 6)

p

Maximum pressure forefoot, N/cm2

20.0 ± 5.0

20.1 ± 5.1

0.982

23.32 ± 5.9

16.5 ± 3.8

0.041

Maximum pressure midfoot, N/cm²

15.8 ± 5.1

15.5 ± 4.6

0.744

15.67 ± 2.9

13.1 ± 2.3

0.053

Maximum pressure hindfoot, N/cm²

17.9 ± 6.2

17.8 ± 6.0

0.960

19.66 ± 5.7

13.4 ± 1.7

< 0.001

  1.  N/cm², Newton/cm²