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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of runners and walkers and their shoes (n = 208)

From: Is consumer behaviour towards footwear predisposing for lower extremity injuries in runners and walkers? A prospective study

Characteristic

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

 

49.97 (11.6)

Sex (female)

98 (47.1%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

 

21.84 (2.5)

Level of running/walking

 Recreational

199 (95.7%)

 

 Competitive

9 (4.3%)

 

 Professional

0

 

Place of acquisition

 Sports shop

165 (79.3%)

 

 Shoe shop

24 (11.5%)

 

 Shop not specialized in selling shoes

7 (3.4%)

 

 Via internet

2 (1.0%)

 

 Via sports club

1 (0.5%)

 

 Other

9 (4.3%)

 

Undergoing a gait analysis and buying prescribed shoes adapted to the results

 No gait analysis, no prescribed shoes

133 (63.9%)

 

 No gait analysis, prescribed shoes

6 (2.9%)

 

 Gait analysis, no prescribed shoes

12 (5.8%)

 

 Gait analysis, prescribed shoes

57 (27.4%)

 

 Second-hand buy

0 (0%)

 

 Average price of shoes (euro)

 

125.75 (43.0)

 Influenced by advice of others

134 (64.4%)

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