Descriptives for baseline measures for control legs and MTSS legs
| Variables | Male legs (n=340) | Female legs (n=102) | ||
| Control (n=280) | MTSS (n=60) | Control (n=62) | MTSS (n=40) | |
| Continuous variables | ||||
| Age (years, SD) | 19.8 (2.4) | 19.1 (1.8) | 18.8 (1.3) | 18.4 (1.5) |
| Height (cm, SD) | 183.7 (6.8) | 183.0 (6.1) | 171.8 (6.4) | 170.9 (7.1) |
| Weight (kg, SD) | 74.6 (9.9) | 73.5 (7.7) | 63.5 (9.1) | 64.3 (6.1) |
| BMI (kg/height2, SD) | 22.1 (4.5) | 21.9 (1.9) | 21.4 (2.7) | 22.6 (2.2) |
| Fat (%, SD) | 13.6 (4.4) | 12.9 (3.8) | 25.2 (3.5) | 26.4 (4.7) |
| 3000 m run (min:s, SD) | 13:20 (1:22) | 13:47 (1:44) | 16:24 (1:40) | 16:42 (1:44) |
| Hip exorotation ROM (°, SD) | 61.6 (9.7) | 62.9 (12.1) | 64.4 (8.6) | 65.5 (10.3) |
| Hip endorotation ROM (°, SD) | 25.7 (9.2) | 26.1 (9.1) | 32.5 (9.9) | 30.7 (8.5) |
| Hip strength adduction (n, SD) | 182.9 (37.7) | 184.6 (36.9) | 134.3 (29.0) | 136.5 (26.9) |
| Hip strength abduction (n, SD) | 188.0 (41.8) | 182.1 (36.9) | 144.6 (25.1) | 152.4 (28.3) |
| Hip adduction:abduction ratio (SD) | 0.99 (0.16) | 1.03 (0.20) | 0.93 (0.12) | 0.91 (0.14) |
| Navicular drop (mm, SD) | 6.6 (3.1) | 7.0 (3.1) | 6.4 (2.8) | 7.8 (3.5) |
| Squat knee angle (°, SD) | 167.1 (10.1) | 167.2 (9.7) | 164.0 (8.4) | 165.5 (11.3) |
| Dichotomous variables | ||||
| High jump/run sport (no, %) | 37 (13) | 13 (22) | 8 (13) | 8 (20) |
| MTSS history (yes, %) | 20 (7) | 14 (23) | 6 (10) | 10 (25) |
| Insole use (yes, %) | 27 (10) | 9 (15) | 18 (29) | 6 (15) |
| Supportive shoes (yes, %) | 17 (6) | 7 (12) | 2 (3) | 8 (20) |
| Shin pain (yes, %) | 83 (33) | 21 (38) | 25 (43) | 19 (48) |
| Shin oedema (yes, %) | 42 (17) | 14 (26) | 15 (26) | 11 (28) |
BMI, body mass index; MTSS, medial tibial stress syndrome; ROM, range of motion.