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Table 5 Foot pathologies and associations with moderate-to-severe foot pain (MSFP)

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)

Odds ratio (95% CI) F:M

Total (n = 593)a

Odds ratio (95% CI) MSFP vs. no MSFP

Female gender, n (%)

–

–

–

399 (67.5)

1.40 (0.98–2.01)*

Foot problems previous 6 months

 Callous

183 (45.9)

68 (35.4)

1.55 (1.08–2.20)**

252 (42.5)

1.18 (0.73–1.89)

 Corns

68 (17.0)

13 (6.8)

2.83 (1.52–5.26)**

81 (13.7)

1.18 (0.73–1.89)

 Fungal

58 (14.5)

46 (24.0)

0.54 (0.35–0.83)**

105 (17.5)

1.03 (0.67–1.59)

 Verruca

27 (6.8)

7 (3.6)

1.92 (0.82–4.49)

34 (5.7)

1.21 (0.60–2.43)

 Bunions

72 (18.0)

3 (1.6)

13.87 (4.31–44.64)**b

75 (12.6)

1.66 (1.02–2.69)**

 Claw toes

36 (9.0)

15 (7.8)

1.17 (0.62–2.19)

51 (8.6)

1.51 (0.85–2.68)*

 Nails

128 (32.1)

58 (30.2)

1.09 (0.75–1.58)

187 (31.5)

1.36 (0.96–1.91)*

  1. aincludes 2 cases who preferred not to disclose gender
  2. bFisher’s exact test
  3. *significant at p < 0.2
  4. **significant at p < 0.05