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Table 2 Foot pain, foot health, HRQoL characteristics and gender associations

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) d

Standardised Beta

Foot pain severity (past week) 100 mm VAS scales

 Left foot, median (IQR)

10 (0–45)

8.5 (0–31.8)

10.0 (0–38.5)

0.08

 Right foot, median (IQR)

14 (1–50)

4 (0–34.8)

11.0 (0–41.0)

0.08

 Overall, median (IQR)

20 (3–53)

13 (0–47.3)

17.0 (2–52.0)

0.09*

Foot Health: FHSQa

 Pain, median (IQR)

72.5 (53.8–84.4)

81.3 (65.6–87.5)

78.1 (59.4–84.4)

− 0.19*

 Function, median (IQR)

93.8 (81.3–100.0)

100 (87.5–100.0)

93.8 (81.3–100.0)

− 0.09*

 General foot health, median (IQR)

60.0 (42.5–85.0)

72.5 (60.0–85.0)

60.0 (42.5–85.0)

−0.11*

 Footwear, median (IQR)

50.0 (25.0–75.0)

75.0 (41.7–100.0)

58.3 (33.3–83.3)

−0.24*

HRQoL: EQ. 5D-5 L

 EQ 5D-5 L Indexb, median (IQR)

0.837 (0.735–0.879)

0.837 (0.767–1.0)

0.837 (0.740–1.00)

−0.05

 EQ 5D-5 L VASc, median (IQR)

82 (70–90)

80 (66–90)

80 (70–90)

0.07

  1. an female = 376; n male = 181; n total 559
  2. bn female = 350; n male = 168; n total 520
  3. cn female = 342; n male = 163; n total 506
  4. dincludes 2 cases who preferred not to disclose gender
  5. *univariate linear regression female gender association significant at p < 0.05