Table 2 Characteristics of the Achilles tendinopathy (AUS TEN) and the asymptomatic control (AUS CON) group from the Australian subjects

	AUS CON (n = 210)	AUS TEN (n = 85)	p Value	Covaried p values
Age, years	38.5 (SD 12.4) (205)	40.4 (SD 14.2) (84)*	0.268	nd
Height, cm	171.5 (SD 9.2) (207)	174.0 (SD 9.2) (82)	0.046	0.057‡
Weight, kg	72.7 (SD 14.2) (208)	80.5 (SD 14.0) (85)	<0.001	0.134‡
				0.240§
BMI, kg/m²	24.6 (SD 3.9) (207)	26.5 (SD 3.8) (82)	<0.001	0.011‡
				0.234§
Gender, % male	40.2 (209)	72.9 (85)	<0.001	nd
Dominant hand, % right hand	87.8 (204)†	88.2 (85)	0.935	nd
Country of birth, % Australian born	82.0 (205)	77.4 (84)	0.466	nd

Values are expressed as means (SD) or percentages when applicable with the number of subjects in parentheses. *Age of the Australian chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AUS TEN) subjects at onset of symptoms. The AUS TEN group were on average 49.2 (SD 12.5) years old at recruitment and 8.9 (SD 9.8) years after their initial onset of symptoms. †Two of the Australian control (AUS CON) subjects were ambidextrous. ‡Covaried for gender. §Covaried for gender and age at recruitment. BMI, Body mass index; nd, not determined.