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Table 2 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the patients

From: Relationship between peroneus longus tendon graft thickness and anthropometric variables: a radiographic study using ultrasonography

Variables (unit)

Male (n = 102)

Female (n = 102)

Total (n = 204)

p-Value

Age (years ± SD)

28.9 ± 6.2

29.9 ± 6.1

29.4 ± 6.2

0.2371

Height (cm ± SD)

177.5 ± 6.5

164.6 ± 5.5

171.1 ± 8.8

 < 0.0011

Weight (kg ± SD)

80.1 ± 13.2

66.8 ± 14.3

73.4 ± 15.3

 < 0.0011

Body mass index (kg/m2 ± SD)

25.3 ± 3.9

24.6 ± 4.9

25.0 ± 4.4

0.2161

Tegner Activity Scale (level)

4.6 ± 1.3

3.7 ± 1.1

4.1 ± 1.3

 < 0.0011

 

Male (n = 204)

Female (n = 204)

Total (n = 408)

 

Fibular length (cm ± SD)

40.3 ± 2.0

36.8 ± 1.8

38.6 ± 2.6

 < 0.0011

Calf circumference (cm ± SD)

37.3 ± 3.2

37.3 ± 4.4

37.5 ± 3.8

0.3731

Ankle circumference (cm ± SD)

22.7 ± 1.6

21.9 ± 2.2

22.3 ± 2.0

 < 0.0011

PLT CSA (cm2 ± SD)

0.17 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.03

0.16 ± 0.03

 < 0.0011

Two-stranded PLT Thickness (mm ± SD)

8.1 ± 0.6

7.5 ± 0.6

7.8 ± 0.6

 < 0.0011

Height and weight adjusted

PLT thickness (mm ± SD)

8.0 ± 0.2

7.6 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.4

 < 0.0011

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The p-value is for comparison between male and female subjects.1Mann–Whitney U test
  2. PLT peroneus longus tendon, CSA cross-sectional area
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Knee Surgery & Related Research

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