Table 2

Associations of foot pain with sex, age and weight.


n
%
OR (95% CI)
p value

Sex




     Male
237/1573
15.1
1.00

     Female
321/1633
19.6
1.38 (1.15–1.66)
0.001
Age




     20 to 34 years
93/912
10.2
1.00

     35 to 44 years
70/650
10.7
1.05 (0.76–1.46)
0.768
     45 to 54 years
122/568
21.5
2.40 (1.79–3.22)
<0.001
     55 to 64 years
105/437
24.0
2.78 (2.04–3.77)
<0.001
     65 to 74 years
85/325
26.2
3.11 (2.24–4.32)
<0.001
     75 years and over
83/315
26.4
3.14 (2.26–3.72)
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)




     <30
326/2261
14.4
1.00

     >= 30
231/938
24.6
1.91 (1.57–2.31)*
<0.001
High waist:hip ratio†




     No
355/2434
14.6
1.00

     Yes
199/738
27.0
1.67 (1.36–2.06)*
<0.001
Weight (per kg)
-
-
1.021 (1.016–1.027)
<0.001

*adjusted for sex and age.

† men > 1.0, women >0.85.

Hill et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008 1:2   doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-2