Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
|
Variable |
Cheetah Heel Cupa (n = 16) |
The X Bracea (n = 16) |
P Value |
|
No. (%)b |
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| Affected side | .26 | ||
| Left | 1 (6) | 3 (19) | |
| Right | 3 (19) | 6 (38) | |
| Bilateral | 12 (75) | 7 (44) | |
| Sex: female | 14 (88) | 15 (94) | >.99 |
| Race | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | >.99 |
| Asian | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | >.99 |
| Black or African American | 2 (13) | 1 (6) | >.99 |
| White | 11 (69) | 11 (69) | >.99 |
| >1 | 2 (13) | 2 (13) | >.99 |
| Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | >.99 |
| Previous Sever's disease diagnosis | 3 (19) | 5 (31) | .69 |
|
No. |
|||
| Sport | >.99 | ||
| Gymnastics | 13 | 14 | |
| Dance | 2 | 2 | |
| Martial arts | 1 | 0 | |
|
Mean ± SD |
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| Age, y | 10.6 ± 1.6 | 10.1 ± 1.6 | .44 |
| Height, cm | 138.2 ± 10.7 | 138.6 ± 9.0 | .92 |
| Mass, kg | 32.7 ± 7.6 | 31.4 ± 5.2 | .57 |
| Questionnaire completion timing | |||
| Time from consent to initiation of brace wearing, d | 6.8 ± 4.2 | 5.1 ± 3.9 | .24 |
| Follow-up, mo after enrollment | |||
| 1 | 37.3 ± 6.1 | 36.7 ± 7.3 | .79 |
| 2 | 67.8 ± 8.5 | 67.1 ± 9.7 | .84 |
| 3 | 99.6 ± 13.9 | 94.1 ± 9.1 | .21 |
a
Model Tuli's (Medi-Dyne).
b
Percentages were rounded, so sums may be >100%.