Table 2. Characteristics of participants (n = 279).
| Characteristics | Partial or complete ACL tears (n = 43) | Other knee disorders (n = 236) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 38.6 (12.9)* | 51.0 (15.6) | ||
| Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 26.9 (5.8)* | 29.7 (6.6) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 21 (48.8) | 140 (59.3) | ||
| Male | 22 (51.2) | 96 (40.7) | ||
| Recruitment site | ||||
| Orthopaedic clinics | 41 (95.3)* | 188 (79.7) | ||
| Family medicine unit/university community | 2 (4.7) | 48 (20.3) | ||
| History of trauma | 34 (79.1)* | 53 (22.5) | ||
| Duration of pain and symptoms at time of consultation | ||||
| <3 months | 10 (23.3)* | 24 (10.2) | ||
| 3–12 months | 15 (34.8)* | 57 (24.2) | ||
| ≥ 12 months | 18 (41.9)* | 155 (65.6) | ||
| Referred to surgery after consultation | 23 (53.5)* | 25 (10.6) | ||
| Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) | ||||
| Pain | 67.6 (16.7)* | 56.9 (20.3) | ||
| Symptoms | 73.8 (14.5) | 69.4 (19.8) | ||
| Activity of Daily Living | 73.7 (18.3)* | 64.4 (22.4) | ||
| Sports | 28.3 (25.3) | 28.7 (25.3) | ||
| Quality of Life | 28.5 (15.6)* | 40.4 (20.0) | ||
| K6 psychological distress scale (/30) | 26.9 (3.5) | 26.3 (4.7) | ||
ACL: anterior cruciate ligament; SD: standard deviation; KOOS: a score of 0 indicates a severe condition and 100 indicates a normal knee; K6: a score of 6 indicates serious mental illness and 30 indicates no mental illness
* indicates a significant difference (p<0.05) between participants with an anterior cruciate ligament tear and those without.