title: High Prevalence of Obesity and Female Gender Among Patients With Concomitant Tibialis Posterior Tendonitis and Plantar Fasciitis.
abstract: The link between increased body weight and hindfoot complaints is largely based on correlation to single foot pathology. We retrospectively reviewed 6879 patients with tibialis posterior tendonitis (TPT), plantar fasciitis (PF), or both. Among patients with either TPT or PF, 1 in 11 (9%) had both. We then compared age, gender, and body mass index among these groups. Patients with both diagnoses were neither statistically older nor more obese than patients with single diagnoses. However, they were statistically more female. Given the overall high prevalence of obesity in the study population, we feel these data support the link between obesity and multiple foot pathology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prognostic, Level IV: Case series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey (CWR)The Rothman Institute, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (FAS)Rothman Institute at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (HNK, JND).
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Reb
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey (CWR)The Rothman Institute, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (FAS)Rothman Institute at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (HNK, JND).
authors.forename: Faith A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey (CWR)The Rothman Institute, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (FAS)Rothman Institute at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (HNK, JND).
authors.forename: Homyar N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Karanjia
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey (CWR)The Rothman Institute, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (FAS)Rothman Institute at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (HNK, JND) Joe.Daniel@RothmanInstitute.com.
authors.forename: Joseph N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D016208:Databases, Factual; D036981:Fasciitis, Plantar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D037081:Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body mass index; female gender; plantar fasciitis; tibialis posterior tendonitis