Baseline characteristics of study population
| Men (n=205) | Women (n=635) | |
|---|---|---|
| Values are numbers with percentages in parentheses. | ||
| **Significance p<0.05. | ||
| BMI, Body mass index. | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| <30** | 25 (12.3) | 116 (18.6) |
| 31–49** | 105 (51.5) | 397 (63.6) |
| 50–55** | 39 (19.1) | 72 (11.5) |
| >56** | 35 (17.2) | 39 (6.3) |
| Missing | 1 | 11 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| <19** | 2 (1.0) | 27 (4.3) |
| 20–26** | 113 (55.1) | 443 (69.8) |
| >26** | 84 (41.0) | 106 (16.7) |
| Missing | 6 | 59 |
| Programme | ||
| Novice (run/walk)** | 121 (59.0) | 412 (64.9) |
| Intermediate** | 60 (29.3) | 127 (20.0) |
| Walker** | 24 (11.7) | 93 (14.6) |
| Missing | 0 | 3 |
| Arch height | ||
| Normal | 121 (59.0) | 367 (57.8) |
| Low | 33 (16.1) | 102 (16.1) |
| High | 46 (22.4) | 145 (22.8) |
| Missing | 5 | 21 |
| Orthotic use | 35 (17.1) | 113 (17.8) |
| No orthotic | 168 (82.0) | 521 (82.0) |
| Missing | 2 | 1 |
| Previously active** | 69 (33.7) | 279 (43.9) |
| Not previously active** | 135 (65.9) | 355 (55.9) |
| Missing | 1 | 1 |
| Concurrent cross training | 109 (53.2) | 324 (51.0) |
| No cross training | 96 (46.8) | 311 (49.0) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 |
| Regular run diary recording** | 72 (35.1) | 330 (52.0) |
| No recording** | 133 (64.9) | 305 (48.0) |
| Missing | 0 | 0 |