Table 6

Mean (SD) SF-36 scores for those with and without foot pain.


No foot pain (n = 2648)
Foot pain (n = 558)

Physical functioning*
82.1 (19.0)
71.3 (19.3)
Role physical*
80.5 (34.3)
64.4 (34.8)
Bodily pain*
76.0 (21.5)
60.8 (21.8)
General health*
70.7 (18.9)
61.2 (19.2)
Vitality*
64.8 (19.6)
55.1 (20.0)
Social functioning*
89.7 (19.8)
82.8 (20.0)
Role emotional*
90.4 (27.9)
82.2 (28.3)
Mental health*
78.9 (16.6)
71.6 (16.8)

*significant difference (p < 0.05), adjusted for age, sex and BMI.

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