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Table 1 Demographics

From: Foot pain and foot health in an educated population of adults: results from the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Foot Health Survey

 

Women (n = 399)

Men (n = 192)

Total (n = 593) f

Age, median (IQR) a

42 (31–52)

42 (32–52)

42 (31–52)

BMI, median (IQR) b

25.2 (22.7–29.6)

26.8 (24.0–30.7)

25.8 (23.0–29.9)

Social deprivation (lowest 4 deciles), n (%) c

111 (30.4)

57 (33.5)

169 (31.5)

Professional occupation, n (%)

281 (72.6)

135 (72.6)

416 (72.5)

Employment d

 Paid/self-employed, n (%)

253 (63.9)

137 (72.1)

391 (66.5)

 Paid/self-employed, part-time, n (%)

78 (19.7)

16 (8.4)

94 (16.0)

 Voluntary work, n (%)

3 (0.8)

5 (2.6)

8 (1.4)

 Looking for work, n (%)

10 (2.5)

8 (4.2)

18 (3.1)

 Student, n (%)

5 (1.3)

8 (4.2)

13 (2.2)

 Looking after the home/family, n (%)

3 (0.8)

1 (0.5)

4 (0.7)

 Wholly retired, n (%)

32 (8.1)

12 (6.3)

44 (7.5)

 Permanently unable to work, n (%)

2 (0.5)

0

2 (0.3)

 Other, n (%)

9 (2.3)

1 (0.5)

10 (1.7)

 Prefer not to answer, n (%)

1 (0.3)

2 (1.1)

4 (0.7)

Current smoker, n (%) e

19 (4.8)

13 (6.8)

32 (5.5)

Ethnicity

 White Scottish n (%)

312 (78.2)

147 (76.6)

460 (77.6)

 White other British, n (%)

48 (12.0)

22 (11.5)

70 (11.8)

 White Irish, n (%)

4 (1.0)

3 (1.6)

7 (1.2)

 White Polish, n (%)

5 (1.3)

1 (0.5)

6 (1.0)

 Any other white ethnic group, n (%)

9 (2.3)

6 (3.1)

15 (2.5)

 Any multiple ethnic groups, n (%)

7 (1.8)

1 (0.5)

8 (1.3)

 Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish/British, n (%)

2 (0.5)

2 (1.0)

4 (0.7)

 Indian, Indian Scottish/British, n (%)

0

4 (2.1)

6 (1.0)

 Chinese, Chinese Scottish/British, n (%)

3 (0.8)

1 (0.5)

4 (0.7)

 Any other Asian ethnic group, n (%)

2 (0.5)

0

2 (0.3)

 African, African Scottish/British, n (%)

1 (0.3)

3 (1.6)

4 (0.7)

 Carribean, Carribean Scottish/British, n (%)

0

1 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

 Arab, Arab Scottish/British, n (%)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

2 (0.3)

 Any other ethnic group, n (%)

1 (0.3)

0

1 (0.2)

 Prefer not to say, n (%)

1 (0.3)

0

2 (0.3)

  1. aage n (%) overall, female, male missing values: 15 (2.5); 12 (3.1); 3 (1.6)
  2. bBMI n (%) overall, female, male missing values: 47 (7.9); 33 (8.3); 13 (6.8)
  3. cSoc dep n (%) overall, female, male missing values: 56 (9.4); 34 (8.8); 22(11.6)
  4. dEmployment status n (%) overall, female, male missing values: 5 (0.84); 3 (0.78); 2 (1.1)
  5. eSmoking status n (%) overall, female, male missing values: 8 (1.3); 6 (1.6); 2 (1.1)
  6. fincludes 2 cases who preferred not to disclose gender
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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