Table 1 Demographic variables distributions in participants

Age, y^a

21.0 (6.0)

21.9 (4.3)

22.0 (10.3)

0.108

-0.19

Sex (female/male)

31/42

21/22

10/20

0.187

0.15

Height, cm^a

167.0 (0.2)

166.0 (14.0)

170.3 (16.4)

0.077

-0.21

Body weight, kg^a

63.5 (21.0)

60.0 (17.0)

70.0 (21.3)

0.045

-0.24

BMI, kg/m^2a

22.5 (3.8)

22.5 (3.0)

23.4 (5.1)

0.148

-0.17

Days from injury to ACLR^a

70.5 (60.0)

73.5 (88.8)

69.5 (51.8)

0.982

0.00

Months from surgery to ACLR^a

13.5 (13.0)

14.5 (14.3)

13.0 (4.5)

0.253

-0.13

Graft type (HT/BTB)

67/6

39/4

28/2

1.000

-0.04

Meniscus repair (yes/no)

54/19

32/11

22/8

0.917

0.01

TSK score

33.4 ± 6.2

31.8 ± 6.2

35.8 ± 5.4

0.006

0.68

Pre-injury Tegner activity scale

7.8 ± 1.2

7.8 ± 1.2

7.7 ± 1.3

0.820

0.01