Table 3

Descriptive data, as means±1SD (median and range) or (%) for players in the MRI-negative group and the sprinting-type injury within the L-protocol, respectively

MRI-negative (n=11)L-protocol (n=27) sprinting-typep Value
Age (years)23±7 (21, 15 to 36)25±5 (26, 16 to 37)0.302*
Height (cm)181±6 (179, 174 to 192)180±4 (179, 170 to 189)0.961*
Mass (kg)75±7 (76, 60 to 86)77±6 (76, 64 to 90)0.759*
Female (%)/male (%)9/9111/890.854**
Sprinting-type (%)/Stretching-type (%)100/0100/0
Elite (%)/non-elite (%)100/096/4
  • *Mann-Whitney U test.

  • **χ² test. The level of significance was set at p≤0.05.