Table 1 Twenty-five predictors were considered in the study for both MTSS (30 subjects) and normal (150 subjects) groups. Values are given as mean ± SD with significant differences between the two groups among the predictors. Significant predictors are marked with *
Predictor name (abbreviation) | Unit | Groups | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal (mean ± SD) | MTSS (mean ± SD) | |||
Age | year | 30.36 ± 4.80 | 29.70 ± 3.81 | 0.4791 |
Body Mass (BM) | kg | 81.87 ± 14.21 | 79.77 ± 9.98 | 0.4415 |
Stretch Stature (SS) | cm | 174.15 ± 7.94 | 173.96 ± 6.59 | 0.9024 |
Right Leg Length (RLL) | cm | 87.48 ± 3.31 | 88.61 ± 4.70 | 0.1156 |
Left Leg Length (LLL) | cm | 87.87 ± 3.55 | 88.60 ± 4.19 | 0.3202 |
Navicular Drop Test (NDT) | mm | 6.19 ± 2.98 | 4.20 ± 3.13 | *0.0011 |
Inter Condylar Interval (ICI) | cm | 1.12 ± 1.51 | 1.31 ± 1.53 | 0.5310 |
Inter Malleolar Interval (IMI) | cm | 2.00 ± 3.66 | 1.45 ± 3.01 | 0.4411 |
Q Angle (QA) | degree | 14.40 ± 5.11 | 14.46 ± 5.51 | 0.9539 |
External Rotation (ER) | degree | 45.36 ± 3.64 | 41.46 ± 3.73 | *0.0001 |
Internal Rotation (IR) | degree | 38.70 ± 5.02 | 37.03 ± 2.73 | 0.0788 |
Flexibility Right (FR) | degree | 80.53 ± 11.35 | 81 ± 9.77 | 0.8327 |
Flexibility Left (FL) | degree | 81.46 ± 10.10 | 78.33 ± 12.75 | 0.1407 |
Iliospinale Height (IH) | cm | 51.15 ± 3.35 | 53.18 ± 2.96 | *0.0024 |
Trochanteric Tibial Lateral Length (TTLL) | cm | 43.02 ± 2.41 | 44.78 ± 1.56 | *0.0002 |
Tibial Lateral Height (TLH) | cm | 45.16 ± 2.54 | 46 ± 2.10 | 0.0913 |
Bi-illiocristalis (BI) | cm | 30.64 ± 1.82 | 30.95 ± 1.41 | 0.3796 |
Femur Breadth (FB) | cm | 10.08 ± 0.57 | 10.12 ± 0.26 | 0.7074 |
Calf Girth (CG) | cm | 38.13 ± 3.25 | 38.55 ± 3.48 | 0.5239 |
Ankle Girth (AG) | cm | 22.70 ± 1.42 | 22.71 ± 1.34 | 0.9717 |
Fat Percentage (FP) | percentage | 20.16 ± 5.07 | 19.90 ± 5.24 | 0.7990 |
Fat Mass | kg | 16.75 ± 6.24 | 15.81 ± 5.28 | 0.4416 |
Fat-Free Mass (FFM) | kg | 65.20 ± 8.01 | 64.57 ± 6.45 | 0.6859 |
Fat Mass Right (FMR) | kg | 2.37 ± 0.82 | 2.45 ± 0.91 | 0.6326 |
Fat-Free Mass Right (FFMR) | kg | 11.47 ± 1.46 | 11.11 ± 1.27 | 0.2100 |