Background

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.

Methods

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.

Findings

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.

Interpretation

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.

中文翻译：

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日语中脚跟脂肪垫厚度与年龄和体质的关系。

背景

在了解与足底足跟痛和足跟脂肪垫的结构有关的发病因素时，测量其厚度是最常报告的最基本评估。这项研究旨在确定日语中与年龄和性别相关的脚跟脂肪垫厚度的变化以及脚跟脂肪垫厚度，年龄和体格之间的关系。

方法

这项研究是在1至96岁的1126名健康个体中进行的。参加者根据年龄分类。脚后跟脂肪垫的厚度是通过使用线性超声探头的超声设备测量的。

发现

脚跟脂肪垫在1-5岁至30-44岁之间趋于变厚，在30-44岁至80-96岁之间趋于变薄。在每个组中，男性和女性的脚跟脂肪垫厚度相似，并且男性具有比相应年龄的女性更高的脚跟脂肪垫厚度。男性的脚跟脂肪垫厚度与身高和体重有很好的相关性。此外，男性脚后跟脂肪垫的厚度与年龄有明显的相关性。女性的足跟脂肪垫厚度与身高和体重呈中等相关，与年龄呈显着相关。

解释

脚跟脂肪垫的厚度从1-5岁到30-44岁变厚，从30-44岁到80-96岁变薄。女性的脚后跟脂肪垫厚度低于相应年龄的男性。这一结果表明，男性较高的脚跟脂肪垫厚度与体重和身高有关。