Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 233)
Characteristic | median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 57.7 (18.5) |
Gender, no. women (%) | 154 (66.1) |
Height, cm | 168.0 (15.0) |
Weight, kg | 84.0 (29.5) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 29.3 (8.7) |
SED | 4 (4) |
Duration of symptoms, months | 55.0 (96) |
History of foot surgery, n (%) | 61 (26.2) |
EQ VAS | 65.0 (30.0) |
MOXFQ domains | |
 Walking/standing | 75.0 (42.9) |
 Pain | 70.0 (30.0) |
 Social interaction | 56.3 (43.7) |
 MOXFQ-index | 68.8 (31.3) |
Co-morbidity | n (%) |
 Heart disease | 20 (8.6) |
 Hypertension | 91 (39.1) |
 Lung disease | 16 (6.9) |
 Diabetes | 28 (12.0) |
 Anaemia or other blood disease | 6 (2.6) |
 Kidney disease | 5 (2.1) |
 Liver disease | 4 (1.7) |
 Depression | 79 (33.9) |
 Cancer | 9 (3.9) |
 History of stroke | 8 (3.4) |
 Osteoarthritis | 115 (49.4) |
 Back pain | 132 (56.7) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis | 44 (18.9) |
 Other | 52 (22.3) |
participant knowledge and expectations | n (%) |
 Diagnosis given to participant | 168 (72.1) |
 Diagnosis known by participant | 145 (62.2) |
 Told by GP that they may need operation a | 161 (71.2) |
 participant thinks that they need an operation b | 165 (77.1) |