Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan.
Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan.
Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2020 Dec;80:105110. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2020.105110. Epub 2020 Jul 25.
In understanding the onset factors associated with Plantar heel pain and the structure of heel fat pad, measuring its thickness is the most basic frequently reported evaluation. This study aimed to determine changes to heel fat pad thickness associated with age and gender and the relationship between heel fat pad thickness, age, and physique in Japanese.
This study was carried out in 1126 healthy individuals between the ages of 1 and 96 years. Participants were categorized according to age. Heel fat pad thickness was measured with an ultrasonography device using a linear ultrasonography probe.
Heel fat pad tends to become thicker from ages 1-5 to 30-44 years and thinner from ages 30-44 to 80-96 years. Heel fat pad thickness in males and females was similar within each group, and males had higher heel fat pad thickness than females of corresponding ages. Heel fat pad thickness of males had a good correlation with height and body mass. Moreover, male heel fat pad thickness had a fair correlation with age. Heel fat pad thickness of females had a moderate correlation with height and body mass and a fair correlation with age.
Heel fat pad thickness became thicker from ages 1-5 to 30-44 years and thinner from ages 30-44 to 80-96 years. Females had a lower heel fat pad thickness than males of corresponding ages. This result suggests that higher heel fat pad thickness in males is related to body mass and height.
在了解与足底跟痛相关的发病因素和跟垫结构时，测量其厚度是最基本且常被报告的评估方法。本研究旨在确定与年龄和性别相关的跟垫厚度变化，以及跟垫厚度、年龄和体型在日本人中的关系。
本研究纳入了 1126 名年龄在 1 至 96 岁的健康个体。根据年龄对参与者进行分类。使用线性超声探头的超声设备测量跟垫厚度。
跟垫厚度从 1-5 岁到 30-44 岁逐渐增厚，从 30-44 岁到 80-96 岁逐渐变薄。各年龄段男性和女性的跟垫厚度相似，且男性的跟垫厚度均高于相应年龄段的女性。男性的跟垫厚度与身高和体重呈良好相关性。此外，男性跟垫厚度与年龄也具有较好的相关性。女性跟垫厚度与身高和体重呈中度相关性，与年龄呈中度相关性。
跟垫厚度从 1-5 岁到 30-44 岁逐渐增厚，从 30-44 岁到 80-96 岁逐渐变薄。相应年龄段女性的跟垫厚度低于男性。这一结果表明，男性跟垫厚度较高与体重和身高有关。
