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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Sportsmed. 2020 Nov 26;49(4):410–419. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2020.1847004

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study participants included in data analysis (N = 104).

Variable f (%)

Gender Male 59 (56.7)
Female 45 (43.3)
Median age category 31–40 years
Height (m) [mean (SD)] 1.72 (0.1)
Mass (kg) [mean (SD)] 71.4 (13.1)
Body mass index (kg/m2) [mean (SD)] 24.0 (3.5)
Smoking status Never smoked 91 (87.5)
Former Smoker 12 (11.5)
Current Smoker 1 (1.0)
Race Half-marathon 68 (65.4)
Marathon 25 (24.0)
Other 11 (10.6)
Years of running Started this year 9 (8.6)
1–5 years 37 (35.6)
6–10 years 27 (26.0)
11+ years 31 (29.8)
Average miles per week of running over a year 0–10 miles 26 (25.0)
11–20 miles 41 (39.4)
21–30 miles 23 (22.1)
> 30 miles 14 (13.5)
Ultrasound abnormality (left or right) Achilles tendon Yes 25 (24.0)
No 79 (76.0)
Patellar tendon Yes 24 (23.1)
No 80 (76.9)
Post-race pain at any time point Achilles tendon Yes 17 (16.4)
No 87 (83.6)
Patellar tendon Yes 26 (25.0)
No 78 (75.0)