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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Association between increased signal intensity at the proximal patellar tendon and patellofemoral geometry in community-based asymptomatic middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study

 

No increased signal intensity at patellar tendon (n = 126)

Increased signal intensity at patellar tendon (n = 75)

P

Age, years

46.3 (9.3)

46.3 (9.7)

0.98

Female, n (%)

101 (80.2)

50 (66.7)

0.03

Body mass index, kg/m2

33.6 (9.5)

32.6 (9.1)

0.49

Strenuous physical activity, n (%)

100 (79.4)

59 (78.7)

0.91

Patellofemoral geometrical indices

 Insall-Salvati ratio

1.00 (0.16)

0.94 (0.16)

0.02

 Patellofemoral congruence angle, degrees

17.6 (24.4)

10.3 (23.2)

0.04

 Sulcus angle, degrees

150.9 (10.1)

149.9 (9.5)

0.48

 Lateral condyle-patella angle, degrees

19.4 (7.2)

19.1 (6.6)

0.81

  1. Data presented as mean (SD) or no (%)