Descriptive statistics of participants
| Participants’ characteristics (n=200) | |
| Population demographics | |
| Age, median (IQR), (years) | 51 (40–57) |
| Sex (male/female) | 121 (61)/79 (39) |
| Height, mean (SD), (cm) | 179.2 (9.3) |
| BMI, median (IQR), (kg/m2) | 25.4 (23.5–28.8) |
| Tendinopathy descriptors | |
| AT (unilateral/bilateral) | 132 (66)/68 (34) |
| Symptom duration, median (IQR), (weeks) | 94 (39–213) |
| VISA-A score at baseline (0–100), mean (SD) | 45.3 (18.7) |
| Pain location (midportion/insertion) | 106 (53)/94 (47) |
| General health and comorbidities | |
| Sports participation (yes/no) | 183 (92)/17 (8) |
| AAS score (0–10), median (IQR) | 4 (4–7) |
| Sport adaptation (none/reduced/stopped) | 32 (16)/42 (21)/126 (63) |
| Prior history of tendinopathy (yes/no) | 92 (46)/108 (54) |
| Medication use (yes/no) | 70 (35)/130 (65) |
| Comorbidities* (yes/no) | 54 (27)/146 (73) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise specified. Sports adaptation: patients who reported no change in sports activities, a reduction in sports activities or stopped performing sports activities.
*Comorbidities included diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension, heart/vessel diseases, uveitis, (inflammatory) bowel disease, rheumatism, thyroid disease and psoriasis.
AAS, Ankle Activity Score; AT, Achilles tendinopathy; BMI, body mass index; VISA-A, Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Achilles.