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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: Association between obesity and magnetic resonance imaging defined patellar tendinopathy in community-based adults: a cross-sectional study

 

No tendinopathy (n = 213)

Tendinopathy (n = 84)

P value*

Age (years)

57.6 (5.2)

59.0 (6.0)

0.06

Female, number (%)

147 (69)

39 (46)

<0.001

Height (cm)

167.3 (8.7)

170.0 (9.5)

0.02

Weight (kg)

71.3 (13.8)

78.9 (14.2)

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.4 (4.2)

27.2 (4.2)

0.001

Fat-free mass (kg)â€

44.4 (9.3)

51.7 (10.7)

<0.001

Fat mass (kg)â€

26.1 (9.0)

27.8 (8.4)

0.21

Weight at ages of 18–21 years (kg)

59.2 (11.1)

64.3 (11.3)

<0.001

Heaviest lifetime weight (kg)

71.1 (14.1)

78.7 (13.7)

<0.001

  1. Values are reported as mean (SD) except for percentages.
  2. *Differences between those with and without patellar tendinopathy, using independent samples t test or Chi-squared test.
  3. â€Data available on 233 participants.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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