Table 2. Between group comparison of peak dorsiflexion and passive ankle stiffness.
DM | CTRL | p values | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Knee extended | ||||||
Peak dorsiflexion | 15 Nm | 5.1 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 5.4 | <0.001 |
20 Nm | 9.8 | 8.1 | 17.5 | 6.2 | <0.001 | |
25 Nm | 13 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 5.7 | <0.001 | |
Ankle stiffness | 1.505 | 0.388 | 1.012 | 0.138 | <0.001 | |
Knee flexed | ||||||
Peak dorsiflexion | 15 Nm | 11.6 | 8.1 | 18.3 | 6.3 | <0.001 |
20 Nm | 16.5 | 8.0 | 24 | 6.1 | <0.001 | |
25 Nm | 20 | 8.0 | 27.5 | 5.9 | <0.001 | |
Ankle stiffness | 1.282 | 0.442 | 0.990 | 0.126 | <0.001 |
Units: Peak dorsiflexion: degrees, Ankle stiffness: Nm/degree.