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Menz, HB, Roddy, E, Marshall, M, Thomas, MJ, Rathod-Mistry, T, Peat, GM and Croft, PR (2016) Epidemiology of Shoe Wearing Patterns Over Time in Older Women: Associations With Foot Pain and Hallux Valgus. The Journals of Gerontology Series A, 71 (12). 1682 - 1687. ISSN 1758-535X
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Foot problems are prevalent in older women and are thought to be associated with footwear. This study examined women's shoe wearing patterns over time and evaluated associations between footwear characteristics and foot pain and hallux valgus. METHODS: Women aged 50-89 years (n = 2,627) completed a survey that included drawings of four toe-box shapes and four heel heights. For each life decade, participants indicated which footwear style they wore most of the time. Foot pain in the past 12 months and hallux valgus were documented by self-report. Logistic regression examined associations between heel height, toe-box shape, foot pain and hallux valgus. RESULTS: Wearing shoes with a high heel and very narrow toe box between the ages of 20 and 29 was common, but decreased to less than 10% by the age of 40. Compared with women who had worn shoes with a very wide toe box, the likelihood of hallux valgus increased in those who had worn shoes with a wide (odds ratio [OR] 1.96, 95% CI 1.03-3.71), narrow (2.39, 1.29-4.42) and very narrow (2.70, 1.46-5.00) toe box between the ages of 20 and 29 and those who wore shoes with a very narrow toe box (1.93, 1.10-3.39) between the ages of 30 and 39. CONCLUSIONS: Women wear shoes with a lower heel and broader toe box as they age. Wearing constrictive footwear between the ages of 20 and 39 may be critical for developing hallux valgus in later life.
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Additional Information: | © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Epidemiology, Female, Foot pain, Footwear, Geriatric Assessment, Hallux valgus, Hallux Valgus, Humans, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Risk Factors, Self Report, Shoes, Surveys and Questionnaires |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC925 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Primary, Community and Social Care |
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Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2020 13:32 |
Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2021 15:20 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/8304 |