Postural adjustment and muscle activity during each phase of gait initiation in chronic ankle instability: an observational study

Table 1 The frequency distributions of sex and the means and standard deviations of the background variables in each group

Variables	CAI group (N = 20)	Control group (N = 20)
Variables	Mean ± SD
^aGender (female/male)	14/6	10/10	0.197
^bAge (year)	27.20 ± 9.13	26.75 ± 6.38	0.620
^bBody mass index (kg/m²)	23.64 ± 3.54	24.65 ± 4.63	0.718
^cHeight	170.10 ± 6.88	170.55 ± 11.18	0.879
^cWeight	68.40 ± 10.86	70.60 ± 11.66	0.541
FAAM-ADL	76.95 ± 8.48	100
FAAM-SPORT	68.44 ± 10.01	100
CAIT	18.20 ± 5.10	30
Episodes of giving way(number)	14.00 ± 7.03	0
Number of sprains(number)	3.05 ± 1.66	0
Movement velocity	314.85 ± 62.52	344.57 ± 52.91	0.113

^aChi-square test, ^bMann‒Whitney U test, ^cStudent’s t test, significant at P-value ≤ 0.05
SD standard deviation, CAI chronic ankle instability, FAAM-ADL Foot and Ankle Ability Measure-Activity daily living, FAAM-SPORT Foot and Ankle Ability Measure-Sport, CAIT Cumberland Ankle Instability Tools

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