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| Non-progression of collapse (male:female 3:12) | Progression of collapse (male:female 3:7) | p-value | |
| Band length (mm) | 13.4 (7.6, 19.3) | 22.5 (17.7, 27.3) | 0.031 |
| Band thickness (mm) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.1) | 1.8 (1.5, 2.0) | 0.978 |
| Length of weight-bearing portion (mm) | 34.8 (33.3, 36.2) | 35.2 (34.0, 36.4) | 0.637 |
| Band length ratio (%) | 40.9 (29.8, 52.0) | 59.8 (50.8, 68.9) | 0.016 |
Values are mean (95% confidence intervals).
