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Table 1 Study type, sample size and sample characteristics

From: A review of the foot function index and the foot function index – revised

Study type

Number

Sample size (N)

N Male

N Female

Age (SD)

Measurement

17

1236

458

763

54.9 (6.4)

Surgery

30

1512

648

857

45.1 (15.7)

Orthoses

19

1101

493

521

43.0 (15)

Other intervention

4

170

55

115

47.6 (6.1)

Observational

8

695

260

432

52.2 (27.9)

Total

78

4714

1914* (41%)

2688* (57%)

48.58 (4.9)

  1. *Gender not reported in 3 studies: Slattery, M [82] (2001), Clark, H [85] (2010) and Kulig, K [88] (2009).