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ArticleJournal of foot and ankle research2017

Increase in body weight over a two-year period is associated with an increase in midfoot pressure and foot pain.

Tom P Walsh, Paul A Butterworth, Donna M Urquhart, Flavia M Cicuttini, Karl B Landorf, Anita E Wluka, E Michael Shanahan, Hylton B Menz

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Article in Journal of foot and ankle research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Impact of Overweight and Obesity on Plantar Pressure in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  19. Body Fat and Muscle Mass in Association with Foot Structure in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tom P WalshCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3925-2075
Paul A ButterworthDiscipline of Podiatry and La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria Australia.
Donna M UrquhartDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Flavia M CicuttiniDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Karl B LandorfDiscipline of Podiatry and La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria Australia.
Anita E WlukaDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
E Michael ShanahanCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia Australia.
Hylton B MenzDiscipline of Podiatry and La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria Australia.
La Trobe University · AUMonash University · AUFlinders University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is a well-recognised relationship between body weight, plantar pressures and foot pain, but the temporal association between these factors is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between increasing weight, plantar pressures and foot pain over a two-year period.

methodsFifty-one participants (33 women and 18 men) completed the two-year longitudinal cohort study. The sample had a mean (standard deviation (SD)) age of 52.6 (8.5) years. At baseline and follow-up, participants completed the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index questionnaire, and underwent anthropometric measures, including body weight, body mass index, and dynamic plantar pressures. Within-group analyses examined differences in body weight, foot pain and plantar pressures between baseline and follow up, and multivariate regression analysis examined associations between change in body weight, foot pain and plantar pressure. Path analysis assessed the total impact of both the direct and indirect effects of change in body weight on plantar pressure and pain variables.

resultsMean (SD) body weight increased from 80.3 (19.3), to 82.3 (20.6) kg,

conclusionsThese findings suggest that as body weight and plantar pressure increase, foot pain increases, and that the midfoot may be the most vulnerable site for pressure-related pain.

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Weight GainAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleFootFoot DiseasesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPainPressureFootKinematicsObesityPain

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