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

Table 5 KOOS

		Baseline	16 weeks	28 weeks	^‡p value	^§p value	^δp value
		Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	^‡p value	^§p value	^δp value
Symptoms	Normal BMI group	67±16	68±19	71±16	0.889	0.483	0.528
	High BMI group	62±17	65±18	74±15 §δ	0.594	0.023	0.023
	^†p value	0.407	0.519	0.690
Pain	Normal BMI group	78±17	75±15	84±13 δ	0.735	0.400	0.027
	High BMI group	74±19	80±14	87±10 §δ	0.605	0.001	0.008
	^†p value	0.602	0.481	0.407
ADL	Normal BMI group	83±19	87±12	91±11	0.401	0.128	0.108
	High BMI group	78±20	81±18	91±8^§δ	0.326	0.012	0.004
	^†p value	0.443	0.408	0.443
Sports/Rec	Normal BMI group	50±30	55±17	71±19	0.623	0.089	0.090
	High BMI group	36±20	52±22+	64±19^§	0.018	0.001	0.097
	† p value	0.207	0.517	0.422
QOL	Normal BMI group	53±16^†	58±18	65±12	0.344	0.131	0.235
	High BMI group	38±11	52±19^‡	58±23^§	0.008	0.002	0.274
	^†p value	0.010	0.338	0.306

ADL Activities of Daily Living, Sports/Rec function, sports and recreational activities, QOL knee-related Quality of Life
^†p ≤ 0.05 between normal and high BMI group
^§p ≤ .05 between baseline and 28 weeks
^‡p ≤ .05 between baseline and 16 weeks
^δp ≤ .05 between 16 weeks and 28 weeks

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