Table 2.

Association of plantar calcaneal spur incidence with age, gender and location.

		Plantar Calcaneal Spur (−)		Plantar Calcaneal Spur (+)		p
		n	%	n	%
Age	20–30	161	89,4%	19	10,6%	0,000	χ2
	31–40	198	69,0%	89	31,0%
	41–50	258	64,8%	140	35,2%
	51–60	167	60,5%	109	39,5%
	61–70	89	64,0%	50	36,0%
	71–88	32	58,2%	23	41,8%
Gender	Female	363	66%	187	34,0%	0,241	χ2
	Male	542	69%	243	31,0%
Side	Right	461	66,4%	233	33,6%	0,267	χ2
	Left	444	69,3%	197	30,7%

χ² Chi-square test.

A significant increase was detected with positive plantar calcaneal spur by age (p < 0.05). There was not any significant difference between plantar calcaneal spur positivity in females and males.