Table 1.

Patient characteristics in subjects with surgically treated ankle fractures (mean, SD)

Variables	Training group	Control group	p-value¤
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
	n = 50	n = 55
Age (years)*
- men (n = 43)	34 (22)	32 (26)	0.751
- women (n = 62)	51 (22)	51 (19)	0.559
Height (cm)#
- men	180 (6)	179 (7)	0.674
- women	166 (7)	167 (7)	0.629
Weight (kg)#
- men	87 (13)	91 (18)	0.379
- women	78 (16)	75 (17)	0.418
BMI (kg/m2)#
- men	27 (3)	28 (5)	0.186
- women	28 (5)	27 (4)	0.191

*At injury; ^#At 6-month follow-up; BMI = Body Mass Index; ^¤Independent Student t-test