Effect of high body mass index on knee muscle strength and function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring tendon autografts

Table 4 Relative knee muscle strength (N-m/ kg)

			Baseline	16 weeks	28 weeks	^‡p value	^§p value	^δp value
			Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	^‡p value	^§p value	^δp value
Injury side	Extensor	Normal BMI group	0.71±0.48	1.05±0.45^‡	1.23±0.56^§δ	0.025	0.017	0.050
		High BMI group	0.75±0.37	0.77±0.40	0.88±0.40	0.816	0.224	0.191
		^†p value	0.903	0.105	0.105
	Flexor	Normal BMI group	0.58±0.30	0.83±0.18^‡	1.06±0.29 ^§δ	0.050	0.012	0.012
		High BMI group	0.68±0.27	0.70±0.24	0.84±0.25^§	0.737	0.019	0.079
		^†p value	0.358	0.209	0.092
Uninjured side	Extensor	Normal BMI group	1.24±0.53	1.61±0.44	1.58±0.50^§	0.093	0.017	0.889
		High BMI group	1.18±0.37	1.38±0.45	1.52±0.44^§	0.098	0.004	0.301
		^†p value	0.759	0.178	0.806
	Flexor	Normal BMI group	0.80±0.21	1.08±0.24^‡	1.09±0.25^§	0.028	0.012	1.000
		High BMI group	0.87±0.25	0.98±0.27	1.02±0.31	0.098	0.070	0.756
		^†p value	0.426	0.462	0.602

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