Table 2.
One Month Prevalence of Diagnosed, Current Plantar Fasciitis Pain According to Demographic Characteristics
| Sample N |
Plantar Fasciitis,* n (Weighted Row %, 95% CI) |
Sample N |
Severe Plantar Fasciitis Pain,† n (Weighted Row %, 95% CI) |
Plantar Fasciitis With Moderate or More Pain-Related Interference,‡ n (Weighted Row %, 95% CI) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | 75,000 | 650 (.85, .77–.92) | 650 | 160 (25.93, 22.19–29.68) | 343 (53.95, 49.72–58.19) | |
| Age | 18–44¶ | 32,159 | 188 (.53, .44–.6) | 188 | 57 (33.49, 26.02–40.96) | 84 (44.05–36.43–51.67) |
| 45–64 | 26,341 | 333 (1.33, 1.18–1.48) | 333 | 80 (23.72, 18.94–28.50) | 180 (54.69, 49.10–60.28) | |
| 65 + | 16,500 | 129 (.76, .58–.94) | 129 | 23 (19.86, 10.88–28.85) | 79 (69.41, 59.48–79.93) | |
| BMI | <25¶ | 25,528 | 78 (.29, .22–.36) | 78 | 12 (17.78, 7.68–27.28) | 39 (52.39, 40.35–64.43) |
| 25 to <30 | 28,852 | 190 (.81, .69–.94) | 190 | 47 (25.75, 18.82–32.69) | 97 (52.37, 44.63–60.09) | |
| ≥30 | 23,692 | 362 (1.48, 1.31–1.65) | 362 | 92 (26.70, 21.64–31.76) | 194 (54.55, 48.79–60.32) | |
| Education | < College graduate | 43,677 | 388 (.83, .74–.92) | 388 | 103 (27.40, 22.59–32.22) | 233 (59.13, 53.80–64.46) |
| College graduate¶ | 31,323 | 262 (.89, .78–1.0) | 262 | 57 (22.45, 17.11–27.79) | 110 (41.7, 35.42–47.98) | |
| Ethnicity and Race | Non-Hispanic White¶ | 53,967 | 502 (.93, .84–1.02) | 502 | 111 (23.08, 19.16–27.00) | 254 (51.64, 47.02–56.26) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8,515 | 59 (.54, .39–.68) | 59 | 17 (27.85, 15.93–36.77) | 40 (71.31, 59.43–83.19) | |
| Hispanic, white | 3,724 | 35 (.95, .58–1.32) | 35 | 12 (32.43, 15.02–49.84) | 18 (59.88, 41.61–78.16) | |
| Other | 8,794 | 54 (.64, .45–.83) | 54 | 20 (38.56, 24.21–52.91) | 31 (52.25, 37.43–67.08) | |
| Health Insurance | None | 13,045 | 85 (.62, .48–.76) | 85 | 30 (34.86, 23.98–45.98) | 47 (54.24, 42.83–65.64) |
| Public | 14,015 | 156 (1.13, .93–1.33) | 156 | 40 (29.15, 21.04–37.27) | 112 (74.27, 66.72–81.83) | |
| Private¶ | 46,010 | 400 (.86, .77–.96) | 400 | 88 (22.58, 18.08–27.07) | 178 (45.36, 39.86–50.87) | |
| Region | Northeast | 13,203 | 109 (.78, .62–.93) | 109 | 29 (28.77, 19.35–38.18) | 57 (53.63, 43.54–63.72) |
| Midwest | 18,056 | 187 (.98, .83–1.13) | 187 | 40 (23.23, 16.71–29.76) | 101 (54.77, 47.19–62.35) | |
| West | 16,040 | 143 (.90, .74–1.060 | 143 | 42 (32.06, 23.36–40.77) | 75 (53.33, 44.24–62.42) | |
| South¶ | 27,701 | 211 (.76,.64–.88) | 211 | 49 (22.44, 16.34–28.55) | 110 (53.86, 46.22–61.55) | |
| Sex | Male | 36,289 | 188 (.47, .39–.56) | 188 | 51 (28.76, 21.09–36.44) | 96 (55.30, 46.71–63.90) |
| Female¶ | 38,711 | 462 (1.19, 1.08–1.31) | 462 | 109 (24.89, 20.61–29.17) | 247 (53.45, 48.61–58.30) |
*
Defined as a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and PF.
†
On the basis of the question: “How severe is your plantar fasciitis pain?”
‡
On the basis of the question: “During past 4 weeks, how much did pain interfere with normal work?”
¶
Referent group