Foot health-related quality of life among elderly with and without lesser toe deformities: a case–control study

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample population

	Total, N=100	LTD, N=50	No LTD, N=50	p-value*
Age, years	74.39±6.02 (65–88)	75.50±5.89 (66–88)	73.28±6.01 (65–88)	0.065
Weight (kg)	77.54±7.35 (50–93)	77.84±8.29 (50–93)	77.24±6.34 (62–88)	0.685
Height (cm)	166.94±6.7 (155–184)	167.32±6.6 (156–184)	166.50±6.8 (155–182)	0.542
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.91±3.11 (19.05–34.77)	27.85±3.03 (19.05–34.77)	28.00±3.23 (20.99–34.02)	0.804

Notes: Data presented as mean ± SD (range). In all the analyses, p<0.05 (with a 95% confidence interval) was considered statistically significant.

* p-values are from independent Student’s t-test.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FHSQ, Foot Health Status Questionnaire; LTD, lesser toe deformities; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 FHSQ mean scores for the case and control groups

	Total, N=100	LTD, N=50	No LTD, N=50	p-value**
Foot pain	66.40±22.39 (11–100)	56.51±22.48 (11–94)	76.29±17.54 (19–100)	0.001
Foot function	77.88±22.41 (6–100)	71.37±21.25 (19–100)	84.38±21.84 (6–100)	0.003
Footwear	25.83±25.96 (0–92)	17.50±21.77 (0–75)	34.17±27.32 (0–92)	0.001
General foot health	32.40±24.02 (0–100)	22.60±20.23 (0–100)	42.20±23.66 (0–85)	0.001
General health	47.00±19.04 (0–80)	45.00±17.99 (0–80)	49.00±20.02 (0–80)	0.295
Physical activity	67.00±27.66 (0–100)	60.89±29.78 (0–100)	73.11±24.13 (6–100)	0.026
Social capacity	76.50±23.18 (13–100)	77.00±21.78 (38–100)	76.00±24.72 (13–100)	0.830
Vigor	45.81±22.82 (0–94)	39.25±22.70 (0–94)	52.38±21.2 (0–94)	0.003

Notes: Data presented as mean ± SD (range). In all the analyses, p<0.05 (with a 95% confidence interval) was considered statistically significant.

** p-values are from Wilcoxon test.

Abbreviations: FHSQ, Foot Health Status Questionnaire; LTD, lesser toe deformities; SD, standard deviation.