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. 2022 Dec 28;11(1):99. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11010099

Table 2.

Specific details about sample sizes, participant demographics, and population source of included studies.

Study Sample Size Gender (F:M) Age Range (Mean Age) Height (m), Weight (kg)
PFPS CON PFPS CON PFPS CON PFPS CON
Dierks et al. 2008 [14] 20 20 15:5 15:5 NR (24.1 ± 7.4) NR (22.7 ± 5.6) 1.71 ± 0.1 m
65.75 ± 12.56 kg
1.70 ± 0.08 m
63.02 ± 9.15 kg
Lack et al. 2009 [15] 21 20 21:0 20:0 18-45 (27 ± 6) 18-45 (26 ± 5) 1.70 ± 0.06 m
65 ± 10 kg
1.70 ± 0.05 m
63 ± 7.0 kg
Noehren et al. 2012 [16] 16 16 16:0 16:0 18–45 (27 ± 6) 18–45 (25 ± 4) 1.64 ± 0.05 m
57.4 ± 4.6 kg
1.65 ± 0.07 m
58.7 ± 6.5 kg
Willson et al. 2008 [17] 20 20 20:0 20:0 NR (23.3 ± 3.1) NR (23.7 ± 3.6) 1.66 ± 0.08 m
61.7 ± 10.6 kg
1.66 ± 0.06 m
61.1 ± 5.4 kg
Nakagawa et al. 2012 [18] 20 20 20:20 20:20 F: NR (22.3 ± 3.1)
M: NR (24.2 ± 4.4)
F: NR (21.8 ± 2.6)
M: NR (23.5 ± 3.8)
F: 1.66 ± 0.59 m
61.1 ± 7.5 kg
M: 1.80 ± 0.51 m
77.0 ± 9.6 kg
F: 1.63 ± 0.73 m
59.4 ± 7.3 kg
M: 1.76 ± 0.6 m
74.6 ± 9.1kg
Barton et al. 2011 [19] 26 20 21:5 16:4 18–35 (25.1 ± 4.6) 18–35 (23.4 ± 2.3) 1.6 ± 8.4 m
66.7 ± 12.8 kg
1.7 ± 8.4 m
66.0 ± 15.4 kg
Paoloni et al. 2010 [20] 9 9 7:2 7:2 19–45 (28.1 ± 8.1) 21–38 (18.3 ± 5.9) 1.71 ± 0.09 m
64.4 ± 9.5 kg
1.70 ± 0.09 m
64.2 ± 10.8 kg
Bolgla et al. 2008 [21] 18 18 18:0 18:0 NR (24.5 ± 3.2) NR (23.9 ± 2.8) 1.7 ± 0.1m
63.1 ± 9.1kg
1.7 ± 0.1m
62.1 ± 8.5 kg
Salsich et a. 2001 [22] 10 10 5:5 5:5 22–55 (36.5 ± 11.1) 21–42 (31.9 ± 7.3) 1.73 ± 10.3 m
70.9 ± 13.3 kg
1.70 ± 11.3 m
14.5 ± 67.7 kg
Ireland et al. 2003 [23] 15 15 15:0 15:0 12–21 (15.7 ± 2.7) 12–21 (15.7 ± 2.7) 63.1 ± 16.5 kg 56.6 ± 12.5 kg
Robinson and Nee 2007 [24] 10 10 10:0 10:0 12–34 (21.0) 16–35 (26.6) 63.5 kg 66.5 kg
Glaviano and Saliba 2022 [25] 20 20 20:0 20:0 NR (21.3 ± 2.7) NR (20.7 ± 2.1) 1.68 ± 6.4 m
20.7 ± 21.0 kg
1.67 ± 6.5 m
64.2 ± 9.5 kg

NR = no report; F = female; M = male; CON = control.