The relationship between Foot Posture Index and plantar pressure in a community-dwelling adult population with Type 2 diabetes.

Aims: To investigate the contribution of foot type to plantar pressures in a community-dwelling adult population with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Foot Posture Index-6 (FPI-6) as a measure of foot type, barefoot plantar pressure (peak pressures and pressure-time integrals), presence of forefoot deformities, peripheral neuropathy, ankle and first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM), and demographic variables were measured. Standard multiple regression models were used to investigate the independent contribution of FPI-6 on plantar pressure variables at the hallux, forefoot, and rearfoot.