Table 2.
Patient demographics and comparison between the Limb Symmetry Index groups
| H LSI (n = 96) | L LSI (n = 56) | M LSI (n = 176) | p value 1 (H vs L) | p value 2 (H vs M) | p value 3 (L vs M) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women n (%) | 55 (57%) | 36 (64%) | 117 (66%) | |||
| Age (years) | 25.9 (10.3) | 30.3 (10.3) | 24.7 (9.1) | 0.012* | n.s. | < 0.001* |
| Height (cm) | 175.2 (10.9) | 173.5 (8.5) | 173.1 (8.6) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Weight (kg) | 73 (13.5) | 72.1 (11.9) | 70.2 (11.9) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.6 (2.5) | 23.8 (2.5) | 23.1 (3) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Pre-injury Tegner (median; min–max) | 8 (3–10) | 8 (4–10) | 8 (1–10) | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Hamstring graft n (%) | 79 (82%) | 47 (83%) | 147 (83%) | |||
| Patella graft n (%) | 11 (11%) | 8 (14%) | 26 (14%) | |||
| Allograft n (%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (0.5%) | |||
| Other graft n (%) | 1 (1%) | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | |||
| Missing graft data n (%) | 3 (3%) | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | |||
| Days between injury and reconstruction | 572.9 (1302.7) | 206 (322) | 317.1 (553.7) | 0.010* | n.s. | n.s. |
BMI body mass index, cm centimetres, H LSI group with high LSI, kg kilograms, M LSI group with LSI in between, L LSI group with low LSI, LSI Limb Symmetry Index, n number, Tegner Tegner Activity Scale, SD standard deviation
*Statistically significant difference