Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficient comparisons between ankle SNW, mass-specific stress, and mass-specific elastic energy storage and the Achilles tendon moment arm at different speeds.

From: Shorter heels are linked with greater elastic energy storage in the Achilles tendon

Variable

Speed

Statistic

R

p-value

SNW

Walk

t144 =  − 0.796

 − 0.066

0.786

Fast walk

t96 =  − 1.051

 − 0.107

0.852

Jog

t103 = 0.675

0.066

0.251

Run

t85 = 3.367

0.343

0.001

Sprint

t70 = 4.094

0.440

 < 0.001

AT stress/BM

Run

t165 =  − 9.185

 − 0.582

 < 0.001

Sprint

t102 =  − 5.190

 − 0.457

 < 0.001

AT tendon energy/BM

Run

t165 =  − 4.938

 − 0.359

 < 0.001

Sprint

t102 =  − 2.319

 − 0.224

0.011

  1. Bolded values indicate significance at p ≤ 0.05.