Impact of Concurrent Foot Pain on Health and Functional Status in XXXX with Knee @entity571 : Data From the @entity571 Initiative.

@entity1 @entity626 @entity571 @entity158 @entity4464
OBJECTIVE: To document the prevalence of @entity158 and foot @entity158 in @entity1 with @entity626 ( @entity571 ) and to examine its impact on health and function. METHODS: @entity1 from the Progression subcohort (n   =   1,255, ages 45-79 years) of the @entity571 Initiative with symptomatic tibiofemoral knee @entity571 were included. Prevalence of @entity158 , defined as @entity158 in the foot/ankle, and foot @entity158 were determined. Health status was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities @entity571 Index, the Short Form-12 Health Survey, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Function was assessed using the 20-meter @entity4464 ( @entity4464 ) and a repeated chair stand test. Differences in health and functional measures were compared between groups with and without @entity158 using multivariate analysis of covariance. RESULTS: One-fourth (n   =   317 [25%]) of @entity1 with knee @entity571 experienced concurrent @entity158 , with the majority (n   =   174 [55%]) reporting @entity158 in both feet. After adjusting for covariates, @entity1 with @entity158 scored worse on all health measures and on the 20-meter @entity4464 , compared to those without (P   <   0.05). Differences in health and function were found between the bilateral and ipsilateral @entity158 groups compared to those without @entity158 (P   <   0.05), but no differences were found with the contralateral group. CONCLUSION: Foot @entity158 is common in @entity1 with knee @entity571 , and bilateral and ipsilateral @entity158 adversely affect health and function, suggesting laterality is important. Further research is needed to establish the mechanism and interaction of pathology at these sites and to evaluate @entity158 treatment in this population.
