Table 1

Age, gender and practice differences between exclusions, non-responders and responders at each baseline selection point

All mailed participantsExclusionsNon-responders and refusalsRespondersReported foot pain in the last 12 monthsEligible for invite to clinicAttended research clinic
N93341404085510920861635560
Practice
 A2515 (27)38 (27)906 (22)1571 (31)592 (28)488 (30)191 (34)
 B3218 (34)52 (37)1585 (39)1581 (31)666 (32)526 (32)176 (31)
 C1785 (19)27 (19)857 (21)901 (18)361 (17)269 (16)86 (15)
 D1816 (19)23 (16)737 (18)1056 (21)467 (22)352 (22)107 (19)
Gender
 Males4611 (49)90 (64)2082 (51)2439 (48)887 (43)710 (43)247 (44)
 Females4723 (51)50 (36)2003 (49)2670 (52)1199 (57)925 (57)313 (56)
Age
 50–645126 (55)60 (43)2503 (61)2563 (50)1073 (51)896 (55)300 (54)
 65–742443 (26)28 (20)885 (22)1530 (30)608 (29)471 (29)179 (32)
 75+1765 (19)52 (37)697 (17)1016 (20)405 (19)268 (16)81 (14)
Age, males
 50–642687 (58)41 (46)1383 (66)1263 (52)499 (56)418 (59)139 (56)
 65–741212 (26)15 (17)441 (21)756 (31)250 (28)195 (27)74 (30)
 75+712 (15)34 (38)258 (12)420 (17)138 (16)97 (14)34 (14)
Age, females
 50–642439 (52)19 (38)1120 (56)1300 (49)574 (48)478 (52)161 (51)
 65–741231 (26)13 (26)444 (22)774 (29)358 (30)276 (30)105 (34)
 75+1053 (22)18 (36)439 (22)596 (22)267 (22)171 (18)47 (15)
  • Figures represent numbers and percentages.