Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants grouped and compared by their intervention. Mean (standard deviation) for the quantitative variables; Frequency (percentage) for the qualitative variables; ANOVA test for the quantitative variables; Chi-square for the qualitative variables.
| Sample Size | Age | Gender | Hamstring Flex. | Dorsiflexion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Right | Left | ||||
| Total | 94 | 24.5 (5.6) | 42 (43.6%) | 52 (56.4%) | 25.1 (10.9) | 10.3 (3.5) | 10.3 (3.6) |
| Intervention | |||||||
| Control group | 15 | 26.1 (6.4) | 46.70% | 53.30% | 28.0 (12.0) | 10.5 (2.5) | 10.6 (3.2) |
| Plantar fascia | 16 | 25.0 (7.5) | 60.00% | 40.00% | 24.8 (13.2) | 9.3 (4.2) | 9.2 (4.3) |
| Posterior part of the sural fascia | 18 | 24.8 (5.3) | 18.80% | 81.30% | 21.9 (11.0) | 11.3 (3.5) | 11.7 (3.9) |
| Posterior part of the crural fascia | 15 | 23.8 (5.4) | 61.10% | 38.90% | 27.9 (11.0) | 9.0 (2.8) | 9.1 (1.9) |
| Thoracolumbar fasciae and erector muscles | 15 | 23.2 (4.2) | 26.70% | 73.30% | 24.1 (10.6) | 11.1 (3.6) | 11.2 (3.6) |
| Epicranial aponeurosis | 15 | 23.5 (6.4) | 46.70% | 53.30% | 23.4 (7.4) | 11.0 (3.7) | 10.5 (4.4) |
| p-value | 0.521 | 0.082 | 0.545 | 0.232 | 0.245 | ||