Table 1 Demographic characteristics and MHQ of participants based on injury histories

From: Morphological perspective of ergonomic implications of hand function and cartilage thickness in Air Force cadets

Variable

IH

NIH

F

t

P

Age (years)

23.23 ± 0.43

23.06 ± 0.42

1.326

−1.078

0.290

Height (cm)

174.07 ± 3.14

173.81 ± 3.37

0.049

0.213

0.833

Weight (kg)

70.20 ± 6.63

73.11 ± 7.72

0.086

−1.108

0.277

Skeletal muscle mass (kg)

34.60 ± 2.83

34.91 ± 3.81

0.807

−0.255

0.800

Body Fat Mass (kg)

9.47 ± 3.29

11.79 ± 3.63

0.027

−1.830

0.078

Body Mass Index (kg/m²)

23.18 ± 2.33

24.18 ± 2.46

0.000

−1.138

0.265

Body Fat Mass (%)

13.32 ± 3.73

16.02 ± 2.89

0.075

−1.926

0.064

Hand functiona

5.00 ± 0.00

5.00 ± 0.00

-

-

-

Work performance

4.71 ± 0.68

4.85 ± 0.37

2.380

−0.663

0.512

Activities of daily living.

5.00 ± 0.00

5.00 ± 0.00

-

-

-

Pain

2.41 ± 1.22

1.54 ± 0.77

3.453

2.240

0.033*

Aestheticsa

4.35 ± 0.60

4.23 ± 5.99

0.298

0.550

0.587

Patient satisfactiona

4.47 ± 0.62

4.31 ± 0.94

1.591

0.567

0.575

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD, *P < 0.05 by t-test; aDominant hand. IH injury history, MHQ Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire, NIH non-injury history.