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Fat mass is a predictor of incident foot pain
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posted on 2023-05-17, 20:05 authored by Butterworth, PA, Urquhart, DM, Cicuttini, FM, Menz, HB, Strauss, BJ, Proietto, J, Dixon, JB, Graeme JonesGraeme Jones, Landorf, KB, Wluka, AEObjective: Foot pain is a common complaint in adults. Increased BMI and fat mass have been linked only to foot pain prevalence. Therefore, a longitudinal study to examine the relationship between body composition and incident foot pain over 3 years was conducted. Design and Methods: Sixty-one community dwelling participants from a previous study of musculoskeletal health, who did not have foot pain at study inception in 2008, were invited to take part in this follow-up study in 2011. Current foot pain was determined using the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index, and body composition was measured using dual X-ray absorptiometry at study baseline. Results: Of the 51 respondents (84% response rate, 37 females and 14 males), there were 11 who developed foot pain. BMI ranged from underweight to morbidly obese (17-44 kg/m2), mean 27.0 ± 6.0 kg/m2. Incident foot pain was positively associated with both fat mass (odds ratio [OR] 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.20) and fat-mass index (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.04-1.57) in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: Fat mass is a predictor of incident foot pain. This study supports the notion that incident foot pain in overweight individuals is associated with fat mass rather than body mass alone. © 2013 The Obesity Society.
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Publication title
ObesityVolume
21Issue
9Pagination
E495-E499ISSN
1930-7381Department/School
Menzies Institute for Medical ResearchPublisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.Place of publication
United StatesRights statement
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