Identifying Long-Term Trajectories of Foot Pain Severity and Potential Prognostic Factors: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify distinct foot pain trajectories over 7 years and examine their associations with potential prognostic factors.

Methods

Adults ages ≥50 years and registered with 4 general practices in North Staffordshire, UK were mailed a baseline health survey. Those reporting current or recent foot pain were invited to attend a research assessment clinic. Follow-up was by repeated postal surveys at 18, 36, 54, and 84 months. Distinct trajectories of foot pain were explored using latent class growth analysis (LCGA). Subsequently, identified trajectories were combined into most and least progressive groups, and covariate-adjusted associations with a range of prognostic factors were examined.

Results

Of 560 adults with foot pain attending baseline research clinic

SUBMITTER: Marshall M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952181 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature