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Table 1 Demographic and clinical findings of patients

From: Deep friction massage versus local steroid injection for treatment of plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial

  

Group I: LSI

Group II: DFM

P value

Age

Male

38.40 ± 10.27 (19–66), 10 N

42.75 ± 9.53 (29–60), 8 N

0.09

Female

40.36 ± 9.34 (22–62) 20 N

39.62 ± 9.49 (28–65), 22 N

0.10

Total

39.42 ± 10.21 (19–66), 61 N

41.32 ± 9.43 (28–65), 61 N

0.87

Disease duration

4.31 ± 6.02 (1–26)

5.37 ± 11.50 (1–21)

0.1

BMI

32.41 ± 5.06 (21–43)

33.3 ± 5.54 (19–39)

0.52

Affected side

Right

11 (36.66%)

9 (30%)

0.536

Left

10 (33.33%)

15 (50%)

Bilateral

9(30%)

6 (20%)

Calcanean spur

Total, N (%)

Present

30 heels (73%)

33 heels (91.6%)

0.506

Absent

11 (27%)

3 heels (8.3%)

  1. BMI body mass index, DFM deep friction massage, LSI local steroid injection