Table 6. The association between the medial tibial stress syndrome score and demographic factors.

The data have been presented as mean, standard deviation, and p-value.

*p value <0.05 is considered significant.

Demographics		Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Score
		Mean	Standard Deviation	Overall p-value
Gender	Male	0.83	1.65	0.004*
	Female	1.37	2.26
Age	18-29	0.76	1.57	0.000*
	30-49	1.22	2.04
	50 or older	2.07	2.82
BMI	Underweight	1.20	2.53	0.000*
	Normal weight	0.59	1.30
	Over-weight	1.10	1.94
	Obese	1.76	2.48
Occupation	Student	0.77	1.74	0.024*
	Office worker	0.97	1.72
	Healthcare worker	1.23	2.49
	Professional athlete	1.00	1.41
	Academic	1.48	1.98
	Farmer	0.00	0.00
	Fieldwork	0.43	0.81
	Military	1.11	1.53
	Unemployed	1.57	2.64
	Housewife	3.00	3.89
	Retired	1.58	2.22
Residential area	Central region	1.06	1.98	0.696
	Eastern region	1.33	1.45
	Western region	1.64	2.52
	Southern region	0.80	1.30
	Northern region	0.67	1.15
How many steps do you walk per day?	Less than 5000 steps	1.13	2.09	0.717
	5000 to 7500 steps	1.02	1.77
	7500 to 10000 steps	0.98	1.96
	10000 to 12500 steps	1.59	2.29
	More than 12500 steps	0.00	0.00
Most of the time I walk on:	Uneven surfaces (construction area, hiking)	2.09	2.64	0.040*
	Even or hard surfaces (treadmill, sidewalk or buildings)	1.00	1.88
	Customized surfaces (running tracks)	1.49	2.51
	Soft surfaces (sand, grass)	0.83	1.54
Most of the time I wear:	Specific running shoes	0.88	1.74	0.030*
	Formal/non-specific running shoes	1.26	1.95
	Slippers	1.59	2.69
	No shoes	0.50	1.27
What is your continues running time per day?	No running	1.14	2.03	0.377
	Less than 30 min	0.78	1.74
	30 to 45 min	1.10	2.02
	45 to 59 min	0.67	1.66
	An hour to an hour and a half	2.22	2.28
	More than an hour and a half	1.00	1.41
Do you play any kind of sport?	No	1.30	2.21	0.023*
	Yes	0.87	1.68
Have you ever been diagnosed with shin splint/medial tibial stress syndrome?	No	1.05	1.93	0.002*
	Yes	3.25	3.41