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Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of respondents. Values are expressed as Number (%) unless reported otherwise (n = 200)

From: Management of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis by physical therapists and podiatrists in Australia and the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional survey of current clinical practice

 

Total Sample (N = 200)

Podiatrists (N = 113)

Physical therapists (N = 87)

p-value

Country

   

< 0.01

 Australia

140 (70)

92 (81)

48 (55)

 

 United Kingdom

60 (30)

21 (19)

39 (45)

 

Sex, female

117 (59)

61 (54)

56 (64)

0.14

Profession

   

NA

 Podiatrist

113 (57)

113 (100)

0 (0)

 

 Physical therapist

87 (44)

0 (0)

87 (100)

 

Age range

   

< 0.01

 29 years or younger

74 (37)

33 (29)

41 (47)

 

 30–39 years

54 (27)

25 (22)

29 (33)

 

 40–49 years

41 (21)

31 (27)

10 (12)

 

 50–59 years

28 (14)

21 (19)

7 (8)

 

 60–69 years

3 (2)

3 (3)

0 (0)

 

Years since graduating, mean (SD)

14.2 (10)

16.3 (10.7)

11.5 (8.2)

< 0.01

Work setting

   

0.24

 Exclusively private

121 (61)

73 (65)

48 (55)

 

 Exclusively public

36 (18)

16 (14)

20 (23)

 

 Combination

43 (22)

24 (21)

19 (22)

 

Frequency treating patients with first MTP joint OA

   

< 0.01

 Infrequently (≤1 in the last 6-months)

25 (13)

2 (2)

23 (26)

 

 Somewhat frequently (between 2 and 5 in the last 6-months)

70 (35)

21 (19)

49 (56)

 

 Frequently (at least 1 per month)

46 (12)

32 (28)

14 (16)

 

 Very frequently (at least 1 per week)

59 (30)

58 (51)

1 (1)

 

Postgraduate training for osteoarthritis

60 (30)

32 (28)

28 (32)

0.55

Postgraduate training for foot pain

91 (46)

55 (49)

36 (41)

0.30

Postgraduate training in exercise therapy

70 (35)

26 (23)

44 (51)

< 0.01

Postgraduate training in manual therapy

98 (49)

42 (37)

56 (64)

< 0.01

Postgraduate training in pharmacology

27 (14)

21 (19)

6 (7)

0.02

Postgraduate training in orthotic/footwear prescription

82 (41)

62 (55)

20 (23)

< 0.01

  1. Please note, total percentage values (calculated by summing each sub-category for each column) may be greater than 100% due to rounding
  2. MTP Metatarsophalangeal
  3. *Indicates P < 0.001; ** indicates P < 0.01; *** P < 0.05