Table 2. Baseline characteristics (n = 51). Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations.
SG
(n = 17)
BG
(n = 17)
CG
(n = 17)
P-value
Age (years) 14.1 ± 0.7 14.2 ± 0.8 14.4 ± 0.7 0.478*
Height (cm) 167.6 ± 8.7 169.9 ± 7.2 170.2 ± 9.3 0.639*
Weight (kg) 53.9 ± 7.8 55.4 ± 7.3 57.6 ± 9.6 0.429*
BMI (kg/m2) 19.1 ± 1.6 19.1 ± 1.4 19.8 ± 1.9 0.417*
Right ankle (n) 9 (52.9%) 11 (64.7%) 12 (70.6%) 0.671
Left ankle (n) 8 (47.1%) 6 (35.3%) 5 (29.4%)
BG, balance group; BMI, body mass index; CG, control group; SG, strength group* One-way analysis of variance† Fisher’s exact test.