Table 1 Characteristics of participants with an ACL reconstruction (ACL-R), with a conservatively treated ACL rupture (ACL-C) and healthy controls with an intact ACL (ACL-I).

From: Neuromuscular control in males and females 1 year after an anterior cruciate ligament rupture or reconstruction during stair descent and artificial tibial translation

Characteristics

Mean ± SD if not otherwise stated

p-value

ACL-R

N = 38

ACL-C

N = 26

ACL-I

N = 38

ACL-R vs. ACL-I

ACL-C vs. ACL-I

ACL-R vs. ACL-C

Overall

Age [years]

32.02 ± 12.21

38.38 ± 11.65

33.13 ± 9.16

0.391

0.099

0.031*

0.074

Body height [cm]

173.55 ± 6.25

170.23 ± 7.59

173.66 ± 6.96

0.831

0.033*

0.075

0.087

Body mass [kg]

71.71 ± 11.19

71.06 ± 14.88

68.38 ± 9.43

0.244

0.942

0.456

0.507

BMI [kg/m2]

23.94 ± 2.73

24.47 ± 4.64

22.64 ± 2.02

0.015*

0.305

0.305

0.056

Time since injury [months]

12.7 ± 1.4

12.5 ± 1.1

–

 < 0.0001*

–

0.579

–

Sex: Ratio of ♀:♂ (%)

17:21

(44.7:55.3)

16:10

(61.5:38.5)

20:18

(52.6:47.4)

0.494

0.848

0.190

0.419

Physical activity [min/week]

425.96 ± 265.10

373.02 ± 158.18

293.26 ± 182.81

0.014*

0.011

0.811

0.014*

Tegner score (max. 10 points)

6.71 ± 1.45

6.96 ± 1.18

5.53 ± 1.31

0.001*

 < 0.0001*

0.273

 < 0.0001*

  1. If not otherwise stated means, ± standard deviations and p-values are reported. Dashed lines indicate not applicable; * indicates significant p-values (p < 0.05). ACL-R, anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed (= patients); ACL-C, anterior cruciate ligament rupture conservatively treated; ACL-I, anterior cruciate ligament intact (= healthy controls); °Tegner activity score (preinjury) ranging from 0 (sick leave or disability pension) to 10 (competitive sport on a professional level).
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