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Table 2 Univariate analysis a

From: Associated tears of the lateral meniscus in anterior cruciate ligament injuries: risk factors for different tear patterns

Variable

Group

‘No tear’

‘Minor tear’

‘Major tear’

P value

Gender

   

0.002b

 Female

51 (43%)

23 (40%)

4 (11%)

 

 Male

69 (58%)

35 (60%)

33 (89%)

 

Age (years)

28.7 ± 10.1

27.6 ± 10.0

25.1 ± 9.3

0.086

Age groups (years)

    

 <30

71 (59%)

42 (72%)

30 (81%)

0.026c

 >30

49 (41%)

16 (28%)

7 (19%)

 

Height (cm)

173.7 ± 9.2 (172.1–175.4)

175.2 ± 8.7 (172.9–177.4)

177.8 ± 8.8 (174.9–180.7)

0.052

Weight (kg)

74.4 ± 15.4 (71.6–77.2)

74.6 ± 13.6 (71.1–78.2)

79.8 ± 16.5 (74.3–85.3)

0.233

BMI (kg/m2)

24.6 ± 4.7 (23.8–25.5)

24.4 ± 5.0 (23.1–25.7)

25.1 ± 4.0 (23.8–26.4)

0.480

BMI groups (kg/m2)

   

0.590

 <24.9

76 (63%)

42 (72%)

21 (57%)

 

 25–29.9

34 (28%)

13 (22%)

13 (35%)

 

 >30

10 (8%)

3 (5%)

3 (8%)

 

Type of injury

   

0.728

 High-impact sports

81 (68%)

36 (62%)

28 (76%)

 

 Low-impact sports

12 (10%)

6 (10%)

3 (8%)

 

 Not sports related

27 (23%)

16 (28%)

6 (16%)

 

Mechanism of injury

   

<0.001d

 Non-contact

109 (91%)

43 (74%)

17 (46%)

 

 Contact

11 (9%)

15 (26%)

20 (54%)

 
  1. aContinuous variables are shown as mean ± standard deviation (95% confidence interval), categorical variables are shown as number of patients and percentages per group.
  2. b Post hoc analyses revealed a significant difference between ‘no tear’ and ‘major tear’ (P < 0.001) and between ‘minor tear’ and ‘major tear’ (P = 0.002).
  3. c Post hoc analysis revealed a significant difference between ‘no tear’ and ‘major tear’ (P = 0.015).
  4. d Post hoc analyses revealed a significant difference between ‘no tear’ and ‘minor tear’ (P = 0.006), between ‘no tear’ and ‘major tear’ (P < 0.001), and between ‘minor tear’ and ‘major tear’ (P = 0.009).