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Table 1 Participant characteristics of the sample. Data are mean and standard deviation (unless otherwise stated)

From: Determinants of footwear difficulties in people with plantar heel pain

Characteristic

Plantar heel pain (n = 192)

Control (n = 69)

Significance

Age (years)

55.1 (13.3)

48.2 (17.1)

p = 0.001

Sex (% female)

68 %

61 %

p = 0.304

Weight (kg)

79.7 (16.5)

71.8 (14.2)

p < 0.001

Height (cm)

166.1 (8.8)

166.9 (9.7)

p = 0.516

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 (5.2)

25.6 (3.8)

P < 0.001

Pain duration (months)

10 (4 – 24)a

0

-

Footwear score (FHSQ)

44.4 (27.0)

68.8 (28.0)

p < 0.001

  1. aMedian (inter-quartile range)