Table 1: Baseline characteristics.

Characteristic

FESWT

(N = 30)

RESWT

(N = 30)

 

Test

 

P value

Mean ± SD

minimum−maximum

Mean ± SD

Minimum-maximum

Age (y)

48.7 ± 7.9

40.0-59.0

48.5 ± 8.1

40.0-63.0

0.0518B

0.9650

Mass (kg)

79.8 ± 12.4

68.0 ± 108.0

76.9 ± 14.9

58.0 ± 102.0

1.1992B

0.2352

Height (m)

1.75 ± 8.7

1.50-1.90

1.70 ± 9.8

1.52-1.82

1.6323B

0.1045

BMI (kg/m2)

25.79 ± 2.48

21.45-28.06

26.48 ± 2.89

21.69 ± 28.56

-0.9827C

0.3298

Duration of complaints (month)

 

 

7.4 ± 1.9

 

 

6.0-14.0

 

 

7.4 ± 1.6

 

 

6.0-12.0

 

 

-0.1867B

 

 

0.8591

Characteristic

N

(%)

N

 (%)

Test

P value

Place of residence:

city

village

 

 

19

11

 

 

63.3

36.7

 

 

20

10

 

 

66.7

33.3

 

 

 

1.8083A

 

 

 

0.6131

Occupaton:

physical worker

white-collar worker

 

 

16

14

 

53.3

46.7

 

 

 

15

15

 

50.0

50.0

 

 

0.0667A

 

 

0.7961

Examined foot:

left

right

 

15

15

 

50

50

 

10

20

 

33.3

66.7

 

 

0.7143A

 

 

0.1904