Table 1. . Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.
Physiotherapist (n = 17) | Home program (n = 18) | χ2 | p-value | |||
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n | % | n | % | |||
Age, years | 43,06 ± 12,16 | 39,33 ± 8,77 | -0,892 | 0,372 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 12 | 70,59 | 12 | 66,67 | 0,062 | 0,803 |
Male | 5 | 29,41 | 6 | 33,33 | ||
Dominant lower extremity | ||||||
Right | 17 | 100,00 | 16 | 88,89 | 0,486 | |
Left | 0 | 0,00 | 2 | 11,11 | ||
Most commonly used shoe model | ||||||
Sneakers | 3 | 17,65 | 9 | 50,00 | ||
High-heel | 4 | 23,53 | 3 | 16,67 | - | - |
Oxford | 2 | 11,76 | 3 | 16,67 | ||
Flat | 8 | 47,06 | 3 | 16,67 | ||
Family history of HV | ||||||
Yes | 13 | 76,47 | 13 | 72,22 | 0,083 | 0,774 |
No | 4 | 23,53 | 5 | 27,78 |
The assumptions of the χ2 test could not be met.