| Soft bracing N = 77 | Taping N = 80 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 30.7 (11.3) | 31.4 (12.0) | 0.708 |
Time from injury to start of treatment, mean in days (SD) | 6.1 (2.3) | 5.8 (2.0) | 0.467 |
Gender, male, n (%) | 41 (53.2) | 47 (58.8) | 0.487 |
Sports participants1, n (%) | 66 (85.7) | 66 (83.3) | 0.582 |
Injury severity2 | Â | Â | 0.110 |
- Mild, n (%) | 28 (36.4) | 17 (21.3) | Â |
- Moderate, n (%) | 38 (49.4) | 48 (60.0) | Â |
- Severe, n (%) | 11 (14.3) | 15 (18.8) | Â |
Previous sprains of the injured ankle | Â | Â | 0.178 |
- Yes, n (%) | 34 (44.2) | 24 (30.0) | Â |
- No, n (%) | 32 (41.6) | 43 (53.8) | Â |
- Unknown, n (%) | 11 (14.3) | 13 (16.3) | Â |