Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Sep 2000

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

KJ Gorter Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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MM Kuyvenhoven Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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RA de Melker Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-90-8-397
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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.

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