Foot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort study

aut.researcherRome, Keith
dc.contributor.authorRoddy, Een_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMuller, Sen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRome, Ken_NZ
dc.contributor.authorChandratre, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorHider, SLen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorBlagojevic-Bucknall, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMallen, Cen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-27T03:15:22Z
dc.date.available2015-07-27T03:15:22Z
dc.date.copyright2015-07-24en_NZ
dc.date.issued2015-07-24en_NZ
dc.description.abstractBackground: Foot problems are common in people with gout yet the prevalence of current foot problems in people with gout and the burden they present to healthcare systems is not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and associations of hallux valgus, foot pain and disability in people with gout, and to assess the frequency with which foot problems lead to consultation with healthcare professionals. Methods: Adults registered with 20 general practices who had consulted their GP about gout or been prescribed allopurinol or colchicine in the preceding two years were mailed a questionnaire. Prevalence of hallux valgus, foot pain in the last month, and disabling foot pain in the mailed population were ascertained using validated instruments and estimated by inverse-weighted logistic regression. Associations with socio-demographic, comorbid and gout-specific factors were examined using logistic regression. Participants were asked if they had seen health care professionals for foot problems within the preceding 12 months. Results: One thousand one hundred eighty-four questionnaires were received (response 66 %). Prevalence of hallux valgus was 36.3 %, foot pain in the last month 22.3 % and disabling foot pain 14.5 %. Hallux valgus associated with age (adjusted OR 1.47 per 10-year increase, 95 % CI 1.26, 1.72) and female gender (2.03; 1.31, 3.15). Foot pain in the last month associated with age (1.24; 1.00, 1.55), obesity (BMI 30.0–34.9 2.67; 1.32, 5.38; BMI ≥ 35.0 3.16; 1.44, 6.93), mild depression (2.04; 1.09, 3.81) and polyarticular gout attacks (1.86; 1.18, 2.95). Disabling foot pain associated with age (1.42; 1.08, 1.87), obesity (BMI 30.0–34.9 3.73; 1.54, 9.09; BMI ≥ 35.0 4.36; 1.64, 11.64), depression (mild 2.63; 1.25, 5.53; moderate 3.53; 1.11, 11.26) and ischaemic heart disease (2.45; 1.32, 4.53). In the previous 12 months, 495 (42.8 %) reported consulting their GP about their feet and 281 (23.7 %) a podiatrist/chiropodist. Conclusions: Foot problems are common in people with gout and frequently lead to healthcare consultation. Hallux valgus has similar associations to those seen in the general population, whereas foot pain associates with obesity and gout characteristics, and disabling foot pain with obesity and comorbidity. Patient assessment should consider foot problems and offer specific treatment where relevant.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Foot and Ankle Research (2015) 8:31 DOI 10.1186/s13047-015-0090-9en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/8987
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.rights© 2015 Roddy et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectFoot
dc.subjectGout
dc.subjectPain
dc.subjectHallux valgus
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.titleFoot problems in people with gout in primary care: baseline findings from a prospective cohort studyen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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