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Table 4 Shoe use, fees, and social support
| All (n = 443) | Men (n = 294) | Women (n = 149) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly use of therapeutic shoes, days/week (SD) | 5.9 (2.0) | 5.9 (2.0) | 5.8 (2.0) | 0.691 |
| Weekly use of conventional shoes, days/week (SD) | 2.2 (2.8) | 2.0 (2.7) | 2.4 (2.9) | 0.198 |
| Daily use of therapeutic shoes, hours/day (SD) | 8.5 (4.7) | 8.3 (4.6) | 8.9 (4.9) | 0.214 |
| Daily use of conventional shoes, hours/day (SD) | 3.4 (3.3) | 3.4 (3.4) | 3.4 (3.2) | 0.991 |
| Percentage of waking day in therapeutic shoes, mean (SD) | 50.3 (32.8) | 49.4 (32.0) | 52.2 (34.5) | 0.395 |
| Percentage of waking day in conventional shoes, mean (SD) | 12.1 (21.1) | 11.5 (21.1) | 13.3 (21.3) | 0.419 |
| Use of therapeutic shoes at least 60% of waking day, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 169 (38.1) | 110 (37.4) | 59 (39.6) | 0.520 |
| No | 260 (58.7) | 177 (60.2) | 83 (55.7) | |
| Missing | 14 (3.2) | 7 (2.4) | 7 (4.7) | |
| Did you pay a fee for your current therapeutic shoes? n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 335 (75.6) | 218 (74.1) | 117 (78.5) | 0.420 |
| No | 92 (20.8) | 64 (21.8) | 28 (18.8) | |
| Missing | 16 (3.6) | 12 (4.1) | 4 (2.7) | |
| Does someone usually remind you to use your therapeutic shoes?, n (%)b | ||||
| Yes, clinic staff | 58 (13.1) | 47 (16.0) | 11 (7.4) | 0.014 |
| Yes, people close to me | 50 (11.3) | 44 (15.0) | 6 (4.0) | 0.001 |
| No | 331 (74.7) | 205 (69.7) | 126 (84.6) | < 0.001 |
| Missing | 16 (3.6) | 8 (2.7) | 8 (5.4) | |
| Is there someone close to you who supports you with your foot problems? n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 262 (59.1) | 178 (60.5) | 84 (56.4) | 0.363 |
| No | 168 (37.9) | 107 (36.4) | 61 (40.9) | |
| Missing | 13 (2.9) | 9 (3.1) | 4 (2.7) | |
