Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of participants
| Characteristics (n=80) | Mean (SD)/Median (IQR) |
| Personal characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 50 (44–54) |
| Sex (male/female) | 39/41 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.7 (23.9–30.0) |
| Injury-related factors | |
| AT (unilateral/bilateral; n) | 52/28 |
| Symptom duration (weeks) | 63 (40–127) |
| VISA-A score (0–100) | 42.8 (15.8) |
| Sports-related factors | |
| Sports duration (hours/week) | 4 (2.5–6.0) |
| AAS score (0–10) | 5 (5.0–6.0) |
| Sport adaptation (none/reduced/stopped; n) | 2/22/56 |
| Work-related factors | |
| Sedentary work per working day (%) | 68 (36–80) |
Values are displayed in frequencies and medians (IQR)/means (SD).
Sports adaptation: patients who reported no change in sports activities, a reduce of sports activities or stopped performing sports activities.
VISA-A: A score range from 0 to 100 points (with asymptomatic persons expected to score 100 points) used for assessment of physical disability due to AT.39
AAS: A score range from 0 to 10 points (with 0 being unable to walk and 10 being physically active performing high-intensity sports on a top level) which includes different sports, working activities and general activities used to assess the level of activity in persons.40
AAS, Ankle Activity Score; AT, Achilles tendinopathy; BMI, body mass index; VISA-A, Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Achilles.