Mean baseline characteristics for the 10 most common injuries
| Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | Activity history (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Weekly hours | ||
| BMI, Body mass index; PFPS, patellar femoral pain syndrome; ITBFS, iliotibial band friction syndrome. | |||||||||
| PFPS | 32.2 | 168.0 | 168.7 | 74.6 | 58.0 | 23.7 | 20.9 | 8.8 | 5.4 |
| ITBFS | 31.1 | 169.9 | 158.1 | 75.7 | 60.0 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| Plantar fasciitis | 41.8 | 168.2 | 157.4 | 76.5 | 63.5 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 5.9 |
| Meniscal injuries | 43.2 | 170.1 | 156.7 | 80.6 | 61.9 | 25.0 | 22.7 | 13.7 | 5.1 |
| Tibial stress syndrome | 30.7 | 168.5 | 158.6 | 77.0 | 60.8 | 24.4 | 21.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Achilles tendinopathy | 40.7 | 171.1 | 156.9 | 82.5 | 63.6 | 25.4 | 23.1 | 14.5 | 5.1 |
| Patellar tendinopathy | 34.3 | 171.4 | 159.1 | 80.2 | 60.8 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 10.0 | 6.1 |
| Gluteus medius injuries | 36.2 | 187.0 | 158.1 | 72.7 | 60.2 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 10.1 | 4.3 |
| Tibial stress fractures | 32.3 | 170.4 | 156.9 | 76.6 | 57.5 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Spinal injuries | 39.6 | 168.0 | 154.7 | 74.8 | 56.6 | 23.9 | 21.5 | 12.9 | 6.4 |
| Mean | 36.2 | 171.3 | 158.5 | 77.1 | 60.3 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 10.2 | 5.4 |
| Standard deviation | 4.75 | 5.68 | 3.78 | 3.06 | 2.38 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 3.07 | 0.66 |