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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all participants

From: The evaluation of three treatments for plantar callus: a three-armed randomised, comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures

Variable

Type of intervention

Podiatry (n = 21)

KOH (n = 20)

TCA (n = 20)

Age (years)

 Median

52

54

43.5

 Min, max

24, 68

23, 73

24, 68

 IQR

24.5

26.75

19

Sex (% female)

86

85

80

 Height (m)

  Median

1.57

1.65

1.47

  Min, max

1.42, 1.98

1.47, 1.88

1.49, 1.88

  IQR

0.23

0.11

0.18

 Weight (kg)

  Median

78.25

68.50

84.5

  Min, max

46.3, 111.6

46.3, 101.6

57.0, 95.3

  IQR

36.07

21

18.25

 BMI (kg/m2)

  Median

27.5

26

29

  Min, max

19, 41

20, 36

22, 41

  IQR

9.75

4.75

6.25

FHSQ score: range from 0–100

 Foot pain

  Median

54.06

80.00

81.25

  Min, max

12.5, 100

35.63, 100

25, 100

  IQR

60.47

31.72

50.31

 Foot function

  Median

84.38

100

93.75

  Min, max

25, 100

68.75, 100

43.75, 100

  IQR

48.44

31.72

25.00

 General foot health

  Median

33.75

51.25

60

  Min, max

0, 60

25, 100

0, 100

  IQR

56.88

39.38

56.88

  1. BMI body mass index, FHSQ Foot Health Status Questionnaire, IQR interquartile range, KOH potassium hydroxide, TCA trichloroacetic acid