Table 1.
General characteristics of participants in the CAI and control groups. Date are shown as mean ± SD. CAI, chronic ankle instability; BMI, body mass index; CAIT, Cumberland ankle instability tool; FPI, Foot Posture Index; SD, standard deviation.
| CAI group (n = 12, 16feet) |
Control group (n = 10, 20feet) |
p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 5/7 | 4/6 | |
| Age (years) | 20.5 ± 1.8 | 21.2 ± 1.6 | 0.189 |
| Height (cm) | 166.6 ± 9.4 | 164.6 ± 10.5 | 0.197 |
| Body weight (kg) | 60.2 ± 5.3 | 56.8 ± 11.3 | 0.409 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.7 ± 2.0 | 20.8 ± 2.6 | 0.194 |
| The number ankle sprain (times) | 3.6 ± 2.0 | 0 ± 0 | < 0.001 |
| CAIT (score) | 15.3 ± 5.4 | 29.3 ± 0.6 | < 0.001 |
| FPI (score) | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 0.964 |