Table 1.

Cohort Characteristics^a

	Control (n = 153)	Complete ACL Tear (n = 51)	P Value
Players			.624
Attacker	62	19
Midfielder	60	14
Defender	65	16
Goalkeeper	10	5
Calendar year of season	2012 ± 5.05	2011 ± 4.51	.866
Total years played in league	4.55 ± 3.14	5.41 ± 3.38	.106
Height, m	1.81 ± 0.05	1.81 ± 0.07	.490
Age during season, y	25.15 ± 4.6	24.89 ± 4.1	.488

^aData are reported as No. of players or mean ± SD. ACL, anterior cruciate ligament.