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Table 7 Associations between multimorbidity and FHSQ pain and function domains

From: The impact of multimorbidity on foot health outcomes in podiatry patients with musculoskeletal foot pain: a prospective observational study

Variable

FHSQ pain 3 months

FHSQ pain 6 months

Unadjusted

B (95% confidence interval)

SE B

β

B

SE B

β

 Multimorbidity

−17.95 (−32.92, − 2.99)

7.53

− 0.32*

−25.95 (− 41.68, − 10.23)

7.90

−0.48**

 Single condition

− 11.13 (− 28.66, 6.40)

8.82

− 0.17

− 18.20 (− 35.72,-0.68)

8.80

− 0.30*

Adjusted

 Multimorbidity

−2.64 (− 13.98, 8.71)

5.70

− 0.05

− 17.17 (− 31.02, − 3.31)

6.94

− 0.32*

 Single condition

−3.35 (− 16.14, 9.45)

6.42

− 0.05

− 13.61 (− 28.72, 1.16)

7.40

−0.23

 Baseline FHSQ pain

0.85 (0.67, 1.04)

0.09

0.77**

0.63 (0.44, 0.83)

0.10

0.60**

 Age

− 0.35 (− 0.76, 0.06)

0.21

−0.14

− 0.14 (− 0.57, 0.30)

0.22

−0.06

 BMI

0.13 (−0.23, 0.49)

0.18

0.06

−0.01 (− 0.43, 0.41)

0.21

− 0.01

 Sex

− 0.11 (− 9.5, 9.30)

4.72

− 0.00

−1.88 (− 12.57, 8.82)

5.40

− 0.03

 

FHSQ function 3 months

FHSQ function 6 months

 

Unadjusted

B (95% confidence interval)

SE B

β

B

SE B

β

 Multimorbidity

−33.63

8.11

−0.51**

−35.36

8.67

−0.55**

 Single condition

−5.36

9.48

−0.07

− 5.07

9.68

−0.07

Adjusted

 Multimorbidity

−16.70 (−29.72, −3.67)

6.54

−0.25*

−21.71 (−34.02, −9.39)

6.17

− 0.34**

 Single condition

−8.60 (− 22.34, 5.15)

6.90

− 0.11

−10.84 (−23.93, 2.26)

6.56

− 0.16

 Baseline FHSQ function

0.75 (− 0.28, 0.58)

0.08

0.71**

0.73 (0.58, 0.88)

0.07

0.71**

 Age

0.15 (−0.28, 0.58)

0.22

0.05

−0.16 (− 0.55, 0.22)

0.19

− 0.06

 BMI

0.03 (−0.35, 0.41)

0.19

0.01

−0.07 (− 0.43, 0.28)

0.18

− 0.03

 Sex

3.98 (−5.86, 13.81)

4.94

0.06

3.98 (−5.29, 13.22)

4.64

0.86

  1. FHSQ Pain 3 months, R2 = 0.06 for unadjusted, R2 = 0.56 for adjusted; FHSQ Pain 6 months, R2 = 0.12 for unadjusted, R2 = 0.46 for adjusted
  2. FHSQ Function 3 months, R2 = 0.22 for unadjusted, R2 = 0.65 for adjusted; FHSQ Function 6 months, R2 = 0.25 for unadjusted, R2 = 0.69 for adjusted
  3. Significant at **p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05
  4. FHSQ Foot health status questionnaire, B Beta coefficient, SE β Coefficient standard error, β Standardised beta coefficient