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Physicians and nurses in Taiwan have heavy workload and long working hours, which may contribute to
plantar fasciitis
. However, this issue is unclear, and therefore, we conducted this study to delineate it. We conducted a nationwide population-based study by identifying 26,024 physicians and 127,455 nurses and an identical number of subjects for comparison (general population) via the National Health Insurance Research Database. The risk of
plantar fasciitis
between 2006 and 2012 was compared between physicians and general population, between nurses and general population, and between physicians and nurses. We also compared the risk of
plantar fasciitis
among physician subgroups. Physicians and nurses had a period prevalence of
plantar fasciitis
of 8.14% and 13.11% during the 7-yr period, respectively. The risk of
plantar fasciitis
was lower among physicians (odds ratio [OR]: 0.660; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.622-0.699) but higher among nurses (OR: 1.035; 95% CI: 1.011-1.059) compared with that in the general population. Nurses also had a higher risk than the physicians after adjusting for age and sex (adjusted odds ratio [
AOR
]: 1.541; 95% CI: 1.399-1.701). Physician subspecialties of orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation showed a higher risk. Female physicians had a higher risk of
plantar fasciitis
than male physicians. This study showed that nurses, physician specialties of orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation, and female physicians had a higher risk of
plantar fasciitis
. Improvement of the occupational environment and health promotion are suggested for these populations.
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PMID:Plantar fasciitis in physicians and nurses: a nationwide population-based study. 3154 45
