Table 1 Participant characteristics

Work duration, n (%)

0-2 years

10 (19)

10 (25)

0 (0)

<0.001

3-5 years

7 (14)

5 (12)

2 (18)

0.62

6-10 years

4 (8)

2 (5)

2 (18)

0.25

11-15 years

9 (17)

7 (17)

2 (18)

0.81

16-20 years

2 (4)

1 (2)

1 (9)

0.42

21-25 years

10 (19)

7 (17)

3 (27)

0.49

>26 years

10 (19)

9 (22)

1 (9)

0.56

Ethnicity, n (%)

NZ European/Pākehā

28 (49)

24 (52)

4 (37)

0.53

Indian

7 (12)

7 (15)

0 (0)

0.07

European

5 (9)

2 (4)

3 (27)

0.21

Chinese

3 (5)

1 (2)

2 (18)

0.38

Other Asian

4 (7)

4 (9)

0 (0)

0.46

Other Ethnicity

3 (5)

3 (7)

0 (0)

0.80

Southeast Asian

3 (5)

3 (7)

0 (0)

0.80

Māori

2 (4)

2 (4)

0 (0)

0.21

Latin American/Hispanic

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (9)

0.69

Middle eastern

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (9)

0.69

Geographical region, n (%)

Auckland

26 (50)

21 (52)

5 (46)

0.91

Canterbury

5 (9)

5 (12)

0 (0)

0.21

Bay of Plenty

4 (8)

2 (5)

2 (18)

0.26

Taranaki

4 (8)

4 (10)

0 (0)

0.23

Waikato

4 (8)

3 (7)

1 (9)

0.78

Wellington

5 (9)

3 (7)

2 (18)

0.36

Manawatū-Whanganui

2 (4)

2 (5)

0 (0)

0.27

Hawkes Bay

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (9)

0.21

Otago

1 (2)

1 (2)

0 (0)

0.30

Work type, n (%)

Private practice

38 (73)

High Risk Foot Service

11 (21)

Education

1 (2)

Research

1 (2)

Other

1 (2)