Table 1. Comparison of baseline characteristics between the two groups.
| Variables | Case-control matching | Propensity score matching | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (n=216) | Control (n=216) | P | Case (n=241) | Control (n=241) | P | ||
| Age, years | 37.54±8.80 | 37.53±8.78 | 0.996 | 37.26±9.38 | 36.36±12.93 | 0.437 | |
| Gender, n (%) | 1.000 | 0.873 | |||||
| Male | 195 (90.28) | 195 (90.28) | 219 (90.87) | 220 (91.29) | |||
| Female | 21 (9.72) | 21 (9.72) | 22 (9.13) | 21 (8.71) | |||
| Height, cm | 174.46±7.59 | 171.71±7.09 | <0.001 | 174.79±9.96 | 171.33±7.38 | <0.001 | |
| Weight, kg | 77.85±11.31 | 75.44±11.09 | 0.026 | 77.95±12.74 | 75.54±12.51 | 0.036 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.52±2.88 | 25.51±2.88 | 0.961 | 25.51±3.64 | 25.65±3.40 | 0.652 | |
| Fasting glycaemia, mmol/L | 5.30±0.54 | 5.22±0.54 | 0.135 | 5.40±0.92 | 5.42±1.80 | 0.894 | |
The case group is achilles tendon rupture (ATR) patients; the control group is the healthy controls.