Table 1.

Baseline statistics of players at increased risk of Achilles tendinopathy

	Intervention group	Control group	p-value
Age, years	16.3 ± 1.2	16.3 ± 1.2	0.997
Height, meters	1.76 ± 0.07	1.76 ± 0.09	0.992
Weight, kg	65.6 ± 8.1	68.0 ± 10.5	0.344
BMI, kg/m2	21.1 ± 1.8	21.7 ± 2.2	0.207
Weekly training, hours	9.4 ± 2.4	9.0 ± 2.2	0.490

Data is presented as mean ± SD

* Statistically significant difference (p-value < 0.05). SD Standard deviation, BMI Body Mass Index