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Table 2 Time series analysis of search terms

From: Let me Google that for you: a time series analysis of seasonality in internet search trends for terms related to foot and ankle pain

Search reference Location Mann Kendall trend test TBATS (seasonality present?) Summer median Winter median Wilcoxon signed rank test (winter/summer)
FOOT PAIN NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.472 Yes 103.5 76.47 p = 0.004 95 % CI [22.2–32.1]
  AUS p < 0.001, tau = 0.221 Yes 101.90 84.23 p = 0.2588 % CI [−3.6–41.9]
ANKLE PAIN NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.531 Yes 94.02 71.88 p = 0.007895 % CI [20.9–35.5]
  AUS p = 0.9, tau = −0.007 No 100.20 93.61 -
HEEL PAIN NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.278 Yes 112.80 71.49 p = 0.00495 % CI [29.1–45.6]
  AUS 0.005, tau = 0.144 Yes 104.70 83.85 p = 0.2575 % CI [15.9–21.4]
PLANTAR FACIITIS NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.598 Yes 105.30 80.98 p = 0.004 95 % CI [21.5–37.4]
  AUS p < 0.001, tau = 0.361 Yes 91.63 85.13 p = 0.063 95 % CI [5.2 - 13.6]
ANKLE SPRAIN NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.535 Yes 98.95 74.24 p = 0.004, W = 45 95 % CI [14.5–33.7]
  AUS p = 0.027, tau = 0.096 Yes 91.55 99.76 p = 0.125 88 % CI [7.6–18.7]
FOOT ORTHOTIC NH p = 0.001, tau = −0.157 No 98.87 96.34 -
  AUS - -    -
INSOLE NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.628 No 84.26 93.48 -
  AUS p < 0.001, tau = 0.276 No 95.62 92.73 -
FOOT SURGERY NH p = 0.415, tau = −0.028 Yes 105.30 89.58 p = 0.031 95 % CI [3.5–20.9]
  AUS - -    -
ANKLE ORTHOSES NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.354 Yes 97.64 90.07 p = 0.004 95 % CI [7.6–25.2]
  AUS - -    -
ANKLE EXERCISES NH p = 0.067, tau = 0.078 Yes 99.82 76.32 p = 0.125 88 % CI [7.4–46.7]
  AUS - -    -
ANKLE SURGERY NH p < 0.001, tau = 0.159 No 103.20 88.27 -
  AUS - -    -
  1. Summer and winter medians are unitless. NH: northern hemisphere; AUS: Australia
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN: 1757-1146

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