Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Effects of worn and new footwear on plantar pressure in people with gout
Variable | Summary |
|---|---|
Sex (male), n (%) | 35 (88%) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 67 (13) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 30.5 (6.5) |
Foot posture index, mean (SD) | 4 (4) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
European | 30 (75%) |
Pacific peoples | 4 (10%) |
Māori | 3 (8%) |
Asian | 3 (8%) |
Gout history | |
Disease duration (years), mean (SD) | 13 (12) |
Self-reported flares in previous 3 months, mean (SD) | 0.4 (0.8) |
Foot tophus, n (%) | 12 (30%) |
Any tophus, n (%) | 15 (35%) |
Serum urate, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 0.34 (0.11) |
Medications, n (%) | |
Urate lowering therapy | 25 (63%) |
Colchicine | 8 (20%) |
Prednisone | 8 (20%) |
NSAID | 14 (35%) |
Diuretic | 6 (15%) |
Medical history, n (%) | |
Hypertension | 21 (53%) |
Cardiovascular disease | 12 (30%) |
Diabetes | 4 (10%) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 3 (8%) |