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Table 5 Factors associated with foot health

From: Foot health and quality of life among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Predictors

Foot pain

Foot function

General foot health

Footwear

B (95% CI)

P

B (95% CI)

P

B (95% CI)

P

B (95% CI)

P

Gender

Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Female

 − 8.48 (− 13.21 to − 3.75)

 < 0.001

 − 3.12 (− 7.34 to 1.11)

0.148

 − 6.96 (− 11.42 to − 2.51)

0.002

 − 5.80 (− 12.29 to 0.69)

0.079

Medications

No meds

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

One condition

 − 13.19 (− 19.36 to − 7.01)

 < 0.001

 − 6.78 (− 12.30 to − 1.27)

0.016

 − 7.99 (− 13.81 to − 2.18)

0.007

 − 6.36 (− 14.82 to 2.11)

0.141

Two conditions

 − 17.30 (− 28.03 to − 6.57)

0.002

 − 11.33 (− 20.92 to − 1.74)

0.021

 − 20.15 (− 30.25 to − 10.05)

 < 0.001

 − 16.29 (− 31.01 to − 1.58)

0.030

Smoking

No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Yes

 − 6.12 (− 11.38 to − 0.86)

0.023

 − 3.03 (− 7.73 to 1.67)

0.206

 − 2.61 (− 7.57 to 2.34)

0.300

 − 2.92 (− 10.13 to 4.30)

0.427

Regular exercise

No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Yes

 − 2.49 (− 7.21 to 2.23)

0.300

 − 1.23 (− 5.45 to 2.98)

0.565

1.16 (− 3.28 to 5.61)

0.607

0.30 (− 6.17 to 6.77)

0.927

Health insurance

No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Yes

0.60 (− 3.94 to 5.15)

0.794

 − 0.25 (− 4.31 to 3.82)

0.905

 − 2.85 (− 7.12 to 1.43)

0.192

 − 6.01 (− 12.24 to 0.22)

0.059

Education

No

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

Yes

5.16 (− 0.48 to 10.79)

0.073

8.75 (3.72 to 13.79)

0.001

4.64 (− 0.66 to 9.94)

0.086

 − 0.25 (− 7.98 to 7.48)

0.949

  1. High scores indicate a better health status in all four domains