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This study aimed to examine the degree of agreement of shape and floating toe and arch judgement values of the sole shape measured by the Pedoscope device, which measures a person’s soles while they are standing. The subjects were 90 university students. After measuring five foot images (i.e. the initial sole shape) first, the following were examined: the reliability and objectivity of the measured shape values and the judgement values of the initial sole shape, the relationships between the values of the five sole shapes and the relationships between the values of the initial foot shape and the randomly selected single sole shape.
In the results of the analysis, the reliability and objectivity of the shape values and judgement values of the initial sole shape were very high. A significant difference was found in one part of the shape values of the five sole shapes, and the judgement values were not in perfect agreement. Significant differences existed between the initial sole shape and the randomly selected single sole shape despite the small effect size. Also, the judgements of the floating toes and the arch were not in perfect agreement. A significant difference was found in one part of the left and right shape values of the initial sole shape and the randomly selected single sole shape. There was no significant difference in the judgement values, but they were not in perfect agreement. In conclusion, the sole shape values and the judgement values of the floating toes and arch of the sole shapes, which are continuously measured by the Pedoscope device, are seldom same. It will be necessary to unify the time of measurement or the selection of the representative sole.
