Table 6.
Use of Prescription Drugs for Plantar Fasciitis Pain According to Selected Participant Characteristics
| Use of Any Prescription Drug Specifically for Plantar Fasciitis* (N = 38), n (Weighted Row %, 95% CI) |
χ2 P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Who diagnosed plantar fasciitis pain? | Medical specialist | 14 (10.31, 4.68–15.93) | .029 |
| Not medical specialist† | 24 (4.89, 2.89–6.89) | ||
| Covariate | |||
| Age | 18 to 44† | 13 (8.46, 3.85–13.07) | .175 |
| 45 to 64 | 22 (6.27, 4.56–9.08) | ||
| ≥65 | 3 (2.55, 0–5.51) | ||
| Any limitation using stairs | No† | 16 (7.87, 3.91–11.83) | .300 |
| Yes | 22 (5.52, 3.06–7.98) | ||
| Any type of diagnosed pain besides plantar fasciitis | No† | 9 (9.25, 2.86–15.64) | .239 |
| Yes | 29 (5.76, 3.56–7.96) | ||
| Any walking limitation | No† | 13 (5.45, 2.38–8.53) | .531 |
| Yes | 25 (6.81, 3.99–9.62) | ||
| BMI | <25† | 6 (6.86, 1.34–12.39) | .293 |
| 25 to <30 | 12 (7.69, 3.07–12.31) | ||
| ≥30 | 17 (4.96, 2.51–7.41) | ||
| Missing | 3 (14.8, 0–30.71) | ||
| Diagnosed depression | No† | 21 (5.51, 3.08–7.95) | .359 |
| Yes | 17 (7.54, 3.72–11.36) | ||
| Diagnosed sleep disorders | No† | 15 (6.12, 2.94–930) | .882 |
| Yes | 23 (6.45, 3.63–9.26) | ||
| Ethnicity and race | Non-Hispanic white† | 21 (4.70, 2.67–6.73) | .063 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7 (12.41, 3.30–21.51) | ||
| Hispanic, white | 4 (6.93, 0–14.47) | ||
| Other | 6 (12.73, 2.07–23.39) | ||
| Global Health Status | Poor to fair | 12 (6.53, 2.6–10.46) | .887 |
| Good to excellent† | 26 (6.20, 3.72–8.67) | ||
| Health insurance | None | 6 (8.31, 1.43–15.18) | .418 |
| Public | 6 (3.95, .80–7.10) | ||
| Private† | 26 (6.74, 4.03–9.45) | ||
| Highest level of education | < College graduate | 23 (6.41, 3.70–9.12) | .871 |
| College graduate† | 15 (6.07, 3.01–9.13) | ||
| Pain frequency | Less than daily pain† | 17 (6.76, 346–10.07) | .737 |
| Daily pain | 21 (6.03, 3.30–8.770) | ||
| Pain interference with work | Little at most† | 13 (4.45, 1.94–6.96) | .103 |
| Moderate or more | 25 (7.90, 4.64–11.16) | ||
| Plantar fasciitis pain severity | Less than severe† | 21 (4.65, 2.56–8.75) | .009 |
| Severe | 17 (11.05, 5.63–16.46) | ||
| Region | Northeast | 4 (4.45, 0–9.11) | .862 |
| Midwest | 10 (5.82, 2.12–9.53) | ||
| West | 9 (7.51, 2.34–12.68) | ||
| South† | 15 (6.75, 3.20–10.30) | ||
| Sex | Male | 9 (6.45, 1.87–11.02) | .944 |
| Female† | 29 (6.26, 3.92–8.61) | ||
| Years with diagnosis of PF | 2 Years or less† | 25 (6.72, 3.99–9.45) | .625 |
| 3 Years or more | 13 (5.63, 2.32–8.94) |
*
Defined as a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis and PF.
†
Referent group.