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Table 4 Prevalence of foot pain by location and sex.

From: Prevalence and correlates of foot pain in a population-based study: the North West Adelaide health study

 

Male

Female

Total

 

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Hindfoot

67

28.1 (22.8–34.1)

82

25.5 (21.0–30.5)

148

26.6 (23.1–30.4)

Forefoot

73

30.6 (25.1–36.7)

109

34.0 (29.0–39.3)

182

32.5 (28.8–36.5)

Toes*

51

21.3 (16.6–26.9)

97

30.4 (25.6–35.6)

148

26.5 (23.0–30.3)

Nails

6

2.5 (1.2–5.4)

7

2.3 (1.1–4.6)

13

2.4 (1.4–4.0)

Arch

48

20.3 (15.7–25.9)

86

26.8 (22.2–31.9)

134

24.0 (22.2–31.9)

Ball*

43

18.2 (13.8–23.6)

93

28.9 (24.2–34.1)

136

24.3 (20.6–27.7)

Heel

42

17.6 (13.2–22.9)

75

23.3 (19.0–28.3)

116

20.9 (17.7–24.4)

  1. * statistically significant difference between males and females (χ2 test, p < 0.05)