About the Authors

Malindu Eranga Fernando

malindu.fernando@my.jcu.edu.au

Affiliations Vascular Biology Unit, Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Movement Analysis Laboratory, Institute of Sports and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Robert George Crowther

Affiliation Movement Analysis Laboratory, Institute of Sports and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Elise Pappas

Affiliation Vascular Biology Unit, Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Peter Anthony Lazzarini

Affiliations Allied Health Research Collaborative, Metro North Hospital & Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Margaret Cunningham

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Kunwarjit Singh Sangla

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Petra Buttner

Affiliation School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Jonathan Golledge

Affiliations Vascular Biology Unit, Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEF RGC EP PAL MC KSS PB JG. Performed the experiments: MEF PB. Analyzed the data: MEF MC PB JG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: MEF RGC EP PAL MC KSS PB JG. Was the primary author and designed the protocol, extracted data and wrote the manuscript for publication: MEF. Was the subject expert on plantar pressure and assisted in selection of studies for inclusion: RC. Conducted the quality assessment and assisted with the editing of the manuscript: EP PAL. Provided expertise on methods, assisted with assessing study inclusion and write-up of the manuscript: MC. Clinicians and subject experts on diabetes and research methods and assisted with preparation and planning of methods, editing the final publication and critical input regarding analyses: KSS JG. Was the statistician and subject expert on meta-analysis and carried out all analysis and graphical illustrations: PB.