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Table 1 Baseline demographics (N = 185)

From: Can we predict which patients with plantar heel pain are more likely to benefit from insoles? A secondary exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial

 

Total population

N = 139

mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated

Sham insole group

N = 69

mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated

Custom made insole group

N = 70

mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated

Age, y

48.1 (10.4)

48.2 (9.4)

48.0 (11.3)

Sex, female, N (%)

96 (69.1)

48 (69.6)

48 (68.6)

BMI, kg/m2

29.3 (5.3)

29.5 (4.8)

29.2 (5.8)

Pain history

 FFI total score (0–100)

48.2 (18.1)

46.1 (17.2)

50.2 (18.8)

 FFI pain score (0–100)

57.8 (17.0)

55.6 (17.2)

60.0 (16.7)

 FFI disability score (0–100)

39.5 (21.5)

37.3 (19.7)

41.6 (23.1)

 First step pain score (0–10)

7.2 (2.2)

7.3 (2.1)

7.2 (2.4)

 Pain at other sites than the affected foot, N (%)

61 (43.9)

32.0 (46.4)

29.0 (41.4)

 DN4 score (0–10)

3.8 (2.0)

3.6 (1.8)

3.9 (2.1)

 Localization of complaints, bilateral, N (%)

32 (23.0)

16 (23.2)

16 (22.9)

 Duration of symptoms, months

6.4 (11.6)

5.1 (5.2)

7.7 (15.5)

Activity

 Squash questionnaire 0 – ∞

7751,1 (5246.0)

8755.3 (5747.8)

6761.3 (4525.5)

Podiatrist measurements

 Upper ankle dorsal flexion range of motion (degrees)

16.42 (1.43)

15.52 (2.24)

17.34 (1.77)

 MTP1 dorsal flexion range of motion (degrees)

61.38 (2.09)

61.11 (3.10)

61.65 (2.83)

 Pronated foot posture in the affected foot according to the foot posture index, N (%)

39 (28.1)

26 (37.7)

13 (18.6)

 Supinated foot posture in the affected foot according to the foot posture index, N (%)

14 (10.1)

7 (10.1)

7 (10.0)