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Table 3 Mean and standard deviation of PC scores, vertical displacement and peak joint angles

From: Runners with patellofemoral pain demonstrate sub-groups of pelvic acceleration profiles using hierarchical cluster analysis: an exploratory cross-sectional study

 

Males (n = 44)

Female C1 (n = 26)

Female C2 (n = 40)

PC 1 [a.u.] a

2.84 (0.8)

4.6 (1.1)

−6.1 (0.9)*

PC 5 [a.u.] a

1.4 (0.6)

−4.5 (0.8)*

1.4 (0.7)

Vertical displacement [mm] a

104.7 (2.1)

88.8 (2.7)*

98.9 (2.2)

Ankle eversion [o] b

7.2 (0.6)*

4.1 (0.8)

4.2 (0.7)

Knee flexion [o] b

44.6 (0.9)

43.2 (1.2)

44.2 (0.9)

Knee abduction [o] b

9.3 (0.7) *

11.9 (0.9)

12.4 (0.7)

Knee external rotation [o] a

10.0 (1.4)

11.1 (1.8)

7.6 (1.4)

Hip adduction [o] a

8.2 (0.7)*

10.9 (0.9)

11.6 (0.7)

Hip internal rotation [o] a

12.7 (1.1) #

18.3 (1.4) #

15.8 (1.1)

  1. aOne-way ANOVA; b Kruskal-Wallis test; * significantly different from the other 2 groups; # significant difference between the indicated groups
  2. Bold number indicates a large effect size (d > 0.8)