Table 4a.
Association between pre-race ultrasonographic findings in the Achilles tendons and pain at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-race (N = 104 runners, 208 tendons total).
| Pain, f (%) | |||||
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| Post-race time point | Pre-race Ultrasound | Yes | No | Fisher’s exact p | Relative risk (95% CI) |
| 1 month post-race | Abnormal | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) | 0.112 | 3.40 (0.80, 14.40) |
| Normal | 4 (2.9) | 132 (97.1) | |||
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| 3 months post-race | Abnormal | 5 (21.7) | 18 (78.3) | 0.011* | 5.49 (1.60, 18.86) |
| Normal | 4 (4.0) | 97 (96.0) | |||
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| 6 months post-race | Abnormal | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | 0.003* | 8.70 (2.30, 33.23) |
| Normal | 3 (3.2) | 91 (96.8) | |||
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| 12 months post-race | Abnormal | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | 0.153 | 2.65 (0.72, 9.73) |
| Normal | 6 (5.7) | 100 (94.3) | |||
CI = confidence interval.
*
Significant association.