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. 2011 Jun 16;342:d3411. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d3411

Table 1.

 Baseline characteristics of participants in intervention (multifaceted podiatry programme) and control (routine podiatry care) groups. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Characteristics Podiatry intervention group (n=153) Control group (n=152)
Mean (SD) age (years) 74.2 (6.0) 73.6 (5.7)
Women 106 (69) 105 (69)
Living alone 50 (33) 53 (35)
Mean (SD) body mass index 29.4 (5.0) 29.7 (5.4)
Medical conditions:
 Diabetes 23 (15) 31 (20)
 Stroke 10 (7) 12 (8)
 Heart disease 34 (22) 31 (21)
 Osteoarthritis 106 (69) 90 (59)
 Rheumatoid arthritis 12 (8) 19 (13)
≥4 drugs 91 (60) 88 (58)
Fallen in past 12 months 82 (57) 83 (55)
≥2 falls in previous year 48 (32) 45 (30)
Physical activity:
 Mean (SD) incidental activity (hrs/week) 33.9 (15.2) 36.0 (13.2)
 Mean (SD) planned activity (hrs/week) 3.3 (3.5) 3.9 (4.3)
Mean (SD) duration of foot pain (years) 6.1 (7.5) 7.7 (8.1)
Location of foot pain:
 Heel 80 (52.6) 61 (39.9)
 Arch 80 (52.6) 67 (43.8)
 Forefoot 92 (60.5) 97 (63.4)
 Toes 102 (67.1) 109 (71.2)