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Table 1 Demographic and sport data

From: Anterior cruciate ligament injury and its postoperative outcomes are not associated with polymorphism in COL1A1 rs1107946 (G/T): a case–control study in the Middle East elite athletes

Variables (mean ± SD)

ACL injury (n = 200)

Control (n = 200)

P value

Age (years)

30.3 ± 6.4

29.7 ± 6.0

0.33

BMI (kg/m2)

24.1 ± 8.6

25.6 ± 9.1

0.09

Sports, n (%)

   

 Soccer

107 (53.5%)

110 (55%)

0.95

 Volleyball

45 (22.5%)

46 (23%)

 Basketball

38 (19%)

36 (18%)

 Handball

10 (5%)

8 (4%)

 Years in sports

9.5 ± 5.9

9.2 ± 4.8

0.17

  1. ACL anterior cruciate ligament, BMI Body Mass Index