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Table 3 Factors associated with hallux valgus

From: Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study

 

Hallux valgus n(%)

No hallux valgus n(%)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted ORa (95 % CI)

N

418

714

-

-

Age, mean (SD)

68.7 (11.8)

63.6 (12.6)

1.41b (1.27, 1.57)

1.47b (1.26, 1.72)

Gender:

    

 Male

313 (74.9)

636 (89.1)

1.0

1.0

 Female

105 (25.1)

78 (10.9)

2.74 (1.98, 3.78)

2.03 (1.31, 3.15)

Neighbourhood deprivation tertiles:

    

 Most deprived

131 (31.3)

219 (30.7)

1.0

1.0

 Mid-deprived

148 (35.4)

236 (33.1)

1.05 (0.78, 1.41)

0.97 (0.67, 1.40)

 Least deprived

139 (33.3)

259 (36.3)

0.90 (0.67, 1.21)

1.02 (0.70, 1.48)

BMI (kg/m2):

    

 <25.0

83 (21.5)

132 (19.2)

1.0

1.0

 25.0–29.9

171 (44.2)

315 (45.9)

0.86 (0.62, 1.20)

1.04 (0.70, 1.56)

 30.0–34.9

88 (22.7)

162 (23.6)

0.86 (0.59, 1.26)

1.29 (0.81, 2.05)

 ≥35.0

45 (11.6)

77 (11.2)

0.93 (0.59, 1.47)

1.21 (0.68, 2.16)

Anxiety:

    

 None

287 (74.0)

534 (79.4)

1

1

 Mild

52 (13.4)

82 (12.2)

1.18 (0.81, 1.72)

1.04 (0.61, 1.77)

 Moderate

29 (7.5)

32 (4.8)

1.69 (1.00 2.84)

1.37 (0.60, 3.10)

 Severe

20 (5.2)

25 (3.7)

1.49 (0.81, 2.73)

0.83 (0.31, 2.25)

Depression:

    

 None

249 (68.0)

489 (76.4)

1

1

 Mild

62 (16.9)

82 (12.8)

1.48 (1.03, 2.14)

1.36 (0.85, 2.19)

 Moderate

23 (6.3)

38 (5.9)

1.19 (0.69, 2.04)

1.33 (0.62, 2.87)

 Moderately severe

20 (5.5)

18 (2.8)

2.18 (1.13, 4.20)

1.39 (0.52, 3.72)

 Severe

12 (3.3)

13 (2.0)

1.81 (0.82, 4.03)

1.83 (0.53, 6.37)

Comorbidity:

    

 Diabetes mellitus

73 (17.5)

119 (16.7)

1.06 (0.77, 1.46)

0.69 (0.46, 1.06)

 Hypertension

279 (66.8)

420 (58.8)

1.41 (1.09, 1.81)

0.83 (0.58, 1.17)

 Hyperlipidaemia

192 (45.9)

299 (41.9)

1.18 (0.92, 1.50)

1.18 (0.85, 1.62)

 Ischaemic heart disease

86 (20.6)

121 (17.0)

1.26 (0.93, 1.73)

0.89 (0.59, 1.33)

 Cerebrovascular disease

35 (8.4)

46 (6.4)

1.33 (0.84, 2.10)

1.14 (0.70, 2.18)

Gout characteristics:

    

 Duration, mean (SD)

12.7 (12.9)

11.4 (11.6)

1.09c (0.98, 1.21)

1.14c (0.99, 1.31)

 Current attack

54 (13.6)

72 (10.4)

1.34 (0.93, 1.97)

1.07 (0.63, 1.82)

 Number of attacks in last 12 months:

    

  0

136 (34.3)

244 (35.8)

1.0

1.0

  1–2

152 (38.1)

251 (36.8)

1.08 (0.81, 1.44)

1.06 (0.73, 1.54)

  ≥3

109 (27.5)

187 (27.4)

1.05 (0.76, 1.43)

1.12 (0.72, 1.75)

 Oligo/polyarticular attacks

159 (39.9)

261 (38.0)

1.08 (0.84, 1.39)

0.96 (0.69, 1.33)

 Current allopurinol use

222 (56.5)

379 (55.7)

1.03 (0.80, 1.32)

1.06 (0.75, 1.49)

  1. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, SD standard deviation
  2. aOR adjusted for age, gender, deprivation, BMI, anxiety, depression, comorbidity and gout characteristics
  3. bper 10-year increase in age
  4. cper 10-year increase in duration of disease