Nontraumatic foot complaints in older people. A population-based survey of risk factors, mobility, and well-being

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2000 Sep;90(8):397-402. doi: 10.7547/87507315-90-8-397.

Abstract

In a population-based cross-sectional survey conducted in the Netherlands of 7,200 people aged 65 years and older (with a response rate of 79%), 20% of the respondents were found to have nontraumatic foot complaints of more than 4 weeks' duration, often involving the forefoot. Female sex, joint disease, and multimorbidity were found to be risk factors for the presence of foot complaints; older age and obesity were not. Respondents with these complaints had limited mobility and poor perceived well-being.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Foot Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors