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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players

 

All (n = 27)

Female (n = 12)

Male (n = 15)

Age (yr)

20.4 ± 1.7

20.5 ± 1.6

20.3 ± 1.9

Height (cm)

172.3 ± 11.2

163.4 ± 8.5

179.5 ± 7.4

Weight (Kg)

68.8 ± 8.7

64.6 ± 8.2

72.1 ± 7.7

Total lean mass (kg)

52.2 ± 9.5

53.61 ± 4.1

59.1 ± 6.5

Total bone mass (kg)

3.1 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.4

Total Fat mass (kg)

13.8 ± 5.9

18.6 ± 5.7

10.0 ± 2.3

Total body fat %

21.1 ± 8.8

29.4 ± 6.3

14.5 ± 2.9

BMI

23.2 ± 2.8

24.3 ± 3.4

22.4 ± 1.8

Dominant leg (n)

 Right

22

11

11

 Left

4

1

3

 Either

1

0

1

Soccer competitive level (yr)

8.5 ± 3.1

8.8 ± 2.6

8.3 ± 3.5

Soccer university level (yr)

1.4 ± 1.3

1.6 ± 1.2

1.3 ± 1.4

LBP preseason (n)

8

4

4

LBP location pre-season (n)

 

 Centered

1

0

1

 Bilateral

2

1

1

 Unilateral

5

3

2

LBP intensity (0–10 scale) preseason

4.3 ± 1.8

3.6 ± 1.9

5.0 ± 1.6

Lower body injury past 12-month

13

9

4

Lower body injury past 12-month body part

 Ankle

5

4

1

 Thigh

4

4

0

 Hip

3

1

2

 Foot

1

0

1

LBP playing a season (n)*

5

2

3

LBP playing season location

 Centered

1

1

0

 Bilateral

1

0

1

 Unilateral

3

1

2

LBP intensity (0–10 scale) season

4.8 ± 2.2

3.5 ± 2.1

5.7 ± 2.1

Lower-body injury season (n)*

6

5

1

Lower-body injury season body part

   

Ankle

4

3

1

Knee

2

2

0

  1. *Data presented only for the 18 players that were reassessed at the end of the season