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Sexual Dimorphism in Plantar Pressure Distribution Patterns.
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Efficient management of foot disorders requires knowledge of plausible sexual dimorphic differences in the foot structure and function. Knowledge about foot dimorphism is yet unsettled. In the present study, we mapped the multizone plantar pressure distribution in a cohort of 298 healthy subjects of both sexes using the piezoelectric pedobarographic recordings. We investigated the hypothesis that sexual foot dimorphism would entail differences in plantar pressure distribution. We delved into the issue using the k-nearest neighbors' classifier (k-NN), a supervised machine learning algorithm, to predict the correct foot phenotype classification based on the plantar pressure and anthropometric and structural features. Based on the similarity measures, the classifier assigns unknown input data to the most common class, men or women, among the closest neighbors. The major finding was the unraveling of sex-specific foot dimorphism in healthy people. The k-NN was able to recognize the person's sex based on a few discriminatory features, with an outstandingly low misclassification rate. The pressure distribution on the plantar surface of the great toe, one of the orthopedic plantar surface zones, is the most distinct feature in differentiating the foot phenotype. The results also unraveled the presence of individuals whose foot features paradoxically corresponded with those classified for the opposite sex, i.e., the female foot was classified in the men's group and vice versa. In conclusion, the study supports the presence of sexual foot dimorphism. A pedobarographic examination supplemented with the k-NN algorithm for machine learning allows one to discriminate the foot sexual phenotype with high accuracy. The foot phenotype identities exist outside the gender binary. Insights into sexual foot dimorphism may streamline the management of foot disorders. Keywords Biomechanics " Foot " K-nearest neighbors' algorithm " Pedobarography " Plantar pressure " Foot dimorphism.
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