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Table 1 Characteristics a of Framingham foot study participants, 2002-2008

From: The associations of leg lean mass with foot pain, posture and function in the Framingham foot study

 

All participants

Men

Women

P valueb

N

1795

776

1,019

 

Age (years)

67.4 (10.2)

67.9 (10.1)

67.0 (10.2)

0.08

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.1 (4.9)

28.6 (4.2)

27.6 (5.4)

<0.0001

Leg lean mass (kg/m2)

5.05 (0.81)

5.75 (0.59)

4.52 (0.47)

<0.0001

Foot pain (%)

21.5

16.6

25.1

<0.0001

Foot posture (%)

    

Cavus

30.5

29.0

31.6

0.07

Rectus

43.2

42.0

44.1

 

Planus

26.4

29.0

24.3

 

Foot function (%)

    

Pronation

31.1

21.5

38.4

<0.0001

Referent

39.2

40.2

38.5

 

Supination

29.7

38.3

23.2

 
  1. aMean (SD) unless otherwise noted.
  2. b P values for comparison between men and women.