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Table 2 Demographic, history and clinical variables among the sample

From: Limited ankle dorsiflexion increases the risk for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy in infantry recruits: a prospective cohort study

Variable

All participants (N = 70)

Injured (N = 5)

Non-injured (N = 65)

P -value

Age, y a

19.6 ± 1.0

19.7 ± 0.8

19.6 ± 1.0

0.661

BMI a

23.1 ± 2.1

23.2 ± 2.8

23.1 ± 2.0

0.965

Past AT, n (%) yes b

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NA

Right WB DF, 0 a

49.4 ± 6.7

43.3 ± 9.1

49.9 ± 6.3

0.184

Left WB DF, 0 a

56.4 ± 6.8

50.2 ± 5.8

56.8 ± 6.7

0.025

Right NWB DF, 0 a

27.4 ± 5.9

21.1 ± 6.1

27.9 ± 5.6

0.025

Left NWB DF, 0 a

27.3 ± 6.3

21.3 ± 7.3

27.8 ± 6.0

0.067

Right LSD, n (%) good (score 0 to 1)

33 (47.1)

1 (20.0)

32 (49.2)

0.361

Left LSD, n (%) good (score 0 to 1)

33 (47.1)

1 (20.0)

32 (49.2)

0.361

  1. aValues are Average ± SD.
  2. bNo statistics are computed for this parameter as it is constant.
  3. Abbreviations: AT Achilles Tendinopathy, BMI Body Mass Index, DF Dorsiflexion, LSD Lateral Step Down, NWB Non-Weight-Bearing, WB Weight-Bearing.