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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Does type 1 diabetes mellitus affect Achilles tendon response to a 10 km run? A case control study

Characteristic

T1DM

Control

(Mean ± SD)

(Mean ± SD)

Gender

5 men, 2 women

4 men, 6 women

Age (years)

37.9 ± 7.0

32.9 ± 9.9

Height (cm)

170.9 ± 8.1

171.2 ± 8.2

Body mass (kg)

74.1 ± 10.8

65.7 ± 11.9

BMI

25.4 ± 3.3*

22.2 ± 2.3

Waist circumference (cm)

85.7 ± 10.9

80.0 ± 10.0

Mean blood glucose (mmol/L)

10.1 ± 4.3*

5.1 ± 0.8

HbA1c (%)

8.7 ± 2.6*

5.3 ± 0.4

 mmol/mol

71.3 ± 4.7*

34.9 ± 0.4 %

Average run speed (km/h)

10.9 ± 1.7

10.7 ± 1.5

VISA-A score

94.1 ± 9.6

93.9 ± 11.4

Avg run distance per week (km)

22.6 ± 18.9

14.8 ± 6.6

  1. *p-value <0.05