Table 2 Associations between plantar heel pain and selected demographics, health status and lifestyle factors

 Male

1

1

 Female

1.09 (0.90, 1.32)

1.05 (0.86, 1.27)^a

 50–64

1

1

 65–74

0.94 (0.75, 1.18)

0.99 (0.78, 1.24)^b

 75+

0.95 (0.73, 1.24)

1.12 (0.86, 1.46)^b

 50–64

1

1

 65–74

0.89 (0.64, 1.23)

0.94 (0.68, 1.31)^b

 75+

0.87 (0.57, 1.31)

1.01 (0.67, 1.54)^b

 50–64

1

1

 65–74

1.00 (0.73, 1.36)

1.03 (0.75, 1.41)^b

 75+

1.01 (0.72, 1.42)

1.21 (0.86, 1.71)^b

 Managerial and professional

1

1

 Intermediate occupations

1.90 (1.29, 2.80)

1.87 (1.27, 2.77)^c

 Routine and manual

2.52 (1.82, 3.50)

2.51 (1.80, 3.48)^c

 High physical health (> 42.6)

1

1

 Low physical health (≤42.6)

4.16 (3.28, 5.27)

4.01 (3.13, 5.14)^c

 High mental health (> 52.6)

1

1

 Low mental health (≤52.6)

2.76 (2.21, 3.43)

2.58 (2.07, 3.22)^c

 Normal (0–7)

1

1

 Mild (8–10)

2.40 (1.87, 3.07)

2.35 (1.83, 3.01)^c

 Moderate (11–14)

3.11 (2.40, 4.03)

2.95 (2.26, 3.84)^c

 Severe (15–21)

4.12 (2.97, 5.71)

3.86 (2.74, 5.42)^c

 Normal (0–7)

1

1

 Mild (8–10)

2.39 (1.86, 3.07)

2.16 (1.67, 2.81)^c

 Moderate (11–14)

3.57 (2.72, 4.69)

3.08 (2.33, 4.08)^c

 Severe (15–21)

4.33 (2.84, 6.62)

3.80 (2.41, 5.98)^c

 < 25

1

1

 25–29.9

1.47 (1.13, 1.91)

1.48 (1.14, 1.93)^d

 30–34.9

1.84 (1.36, 2.48)

1.85 (1.37, 2.50)^d

 ≥ 35

4.44 (3.21, 6.13)

4.47 (3.23, 6.18)^d

 Low

1

1

 High

0.72 (0.55, 0.95)

0.73 (0.55, 0.96)^a

 Low

1

1

 Moderate

0.57 (0.45, 0.72)

0.61 (0.48, 0.78)^c

 High

0.46 (0.35, 0.60)

0.50 (0.38, 0.66)^c

 All of the time/most of the time

1

1

 Some of the time/a little of the time/none of the time

3.10 (2.55, 3.78)

2.96 (2.40, 3.66)^c