Descriptive data, as means±1 SD (median and range) or (%) for players in the MRI-negative group and the group of athletes with only sprinting-type injury within L-protocol, respectively
| MRI-negative (n=8) | L-protocol (n=26) | p Value (effect size) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20±3 (20, 17 to 24) | 21±4 (19, 15 to 29) | 0.984 (−0.169)* |
| Height (cm) | 177±10 (182, 162 to 186) | 179±9 (176, 162 to 193) | 0.563 (−0.195) * |
| Mass (kg) | 70±9 (73, 55 to 80) | 71±9 (71, 53 to 86) | 0.765 (−0.152)* |
| Female (%)/male (%) | 25/75 | 27/73 | 0.914 (0.002)† |
| Sprinting-type (%)/stretching-type (%) | 100/0 | 100/0 |
*Mann-Whitney U Test (Cohen's d).
†χ2 test (Phi φ). The level of significance was set at p≤0.05.