Table 7.  Knee flexors injuries.
Continuous variables
Patients
  Mean (ąSD)
p
Height (cm)
Affected
Non affected
175 (7 )
170 (10)
.026
Weight (kg)
Affected
Non affected
66.3 (10.0 )
58.9 (10.5 )
.002
BMI
Affected
Non affected
21.7 (2.2)
20.4 (2.0)
.002
Years of activity
Affected
Non affected
12.4 (7.2)
9.3 (7.0)
.026
Km per week
Affected
Non affected
29.6 (13.6)
50.4 (26.8)
<.0005
Group variables
Group
Affected (%)
p
Gender
Males
Females
20.9%
7,5%
.016
Type of activity
Sprint
Hurdles
Middle distance
Long distance
46.2%
60.0%
3.0%
3.0%
<.0005
Knee alignment
Neutral
Varus
Valgus
13.7%
21.7%
0%
.08
Initial contact
Heel
Midfoot
Toe
4.0%
37.5%
28.0%
<.0005
Alignment
Neutral
Supination
Pronation
20.0%
23.1%
0%
<.0005
Multivariate analysis
OR
95% C.I.
p
Years of activity
1.21
1.08 - 1.35
.001
Km per week
0.95
0.92 - 0.98
.001
Shoes other than A3 (with reference to A3)
7.18
1.32 - 38.40
.022
Initial contact with midfoot (with reference to heel)
6.04
1.57 - 23.15
.009
Initial contact with toe (with reference to heel)
5.21
0.79 - 34.37
.086