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Characteristics of participants with and without calcaneal spurs. |
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| Calcaneal spur absent (n = 97) |
Calcaneal spur present (n = 119) |
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| Age (years) |
76.2 (7.0) |
75.8 (6.2) |
| Female – n (%) |
64 (66) |
76 (64) |
| Obese – n (%) |
9 (9) |
53 (45)* |
| Major medical conditions – n (%) |
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| Osteoarthritis |
57 (59) |
94 (80)* |
| Rheumatoid arthritis |
5 (5) |
2 (2) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
15 (16) |
17 (14) |
| Stroke |
6 (6) |
3 (3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease |
12 (12) |
15 (13) |
| Hypertension |
54 (56) |
76 (64) |
| Current or previous heel pain – n (%) |
12 (12) |
47 (40)* |
| Achilles tendon spur – n (%) |
37 (38) |
66 (56)* |
| Radiographic foot posture measures |
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| Calcaneal inclination angle (°) |
21.2 (5.1) |
20.4 (6.1) |
| Calcaneal-first metatarsal angle (°) |
132.5 (7.5) |
133.8 (8.9) |
| Navicular height (mm) |
30.2 (5.2) |
30.9 (6.3) |
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* significant difference for χ2 test, p < 0.01 | ||
Menz et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008 1:7 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-1-7 |
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