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Table 3 Gender comparisons of WB, NWB, and diff. (WB-NWB)

From: Radiographic comparison of weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing positions in evaluating the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis: a single-center study of 72 ankles

 

Male

Female

Mean Diff.

p

Effect Size**

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean (95%CI)

Cohen’s d Value

TFCS-AP (WB)

44.1 ± 9.4

44.1 ± 8.3

0.01 (-4.16; 4.18)

0.997

0.00

TFCS -AP (NWB)

41.6 ± 11.3

42.5 ± 8

-0.89 (-5.70; 3.93)

0.713

0.09

TFCS-AP (WB-NWB)

2.5 ± 9.2

1.6 ± 7.2

0.89 (-2.97; 4.76)

0.646

0.11

TFCS-M (WB)

46.1 ± 6

42.4 ± 7.6

3.76 (0.44; 7.09)

0.027

0.54

TFCS -M (NWB)

43.3 ± 7.8

40.8 ± 8

2.48 (-1.28; 6.25)

0.193

0.31

TFCS -M (WB-NWB)

2.9 ± 6.6

1.6 ± 7.2

1.32 (-2.01; 4.65)

0.431

0.19

TFO-AP (WB)

87 ± 21.1

52.9 ± 16.9

34.15 (25.22; 43.08)

< 0.001

1.82

TFO-AP (NWB)

91.6 ± 24.5

69.5 ± 18.4

22.05 (11.99; 32.12)

< 0.001

1.05

TFO-AP (WB-NWB)

-4.6 ± 19.5

-16.6 ± 14.8

12.09 (4.03; 20.16)

< 0.001

0.71

TFO-M (WB)

32.9 ± 16.4

23.3 ± 13.7

9.55 (2.46; 16.64)

0.009

0.64

TFO-M (NWB)

56.6 ± 23.6

43.5 ± 18.1

13.09 (2.79; 23.39)

0.014

0.64

TFO-M (WB-NWB)

-23.7 ± 16.3

-20.2 ± 14.6

-3.54 (-10.85; 3.77)

0.337

0.23

MCS-AP (WB)

31.7 ± 3.4

27.2 ± 2.7

4.53 (3.10; 5.96)

< 0.001

1.51

MCS-AP (NWB)

33.4 ± 3.7

31.2 ± 4.4

2.20 (0.23; 4.16)

0.029

0.53

MCS-AP (WB-NWB)

-1.7 ± 3.8

-4 ± 4.9

2.33 (0.18; 4.49)

0.034

0.52

MCS-M (WB)

27.1 ± 3.7

23.2 ± 3.9

3.94 (2.11; 5.77)

< 0.001

1.03

MCS-M (NWB)

30.8 ± 5.1

27.3 ± 4.1

3.46 (1.28; 5.63)

0.002

0.76

MCS-M (WB-NWB)

-3.6 ± 4.7

-4.1 ± 3.7

0.49 (-1.49; 2.47)

0.626

0.12

LT-AP (WB)

126.4 ± 20

97 ± 14.6

29.46 (20.85; 38.07)

< 0.001

1.73

LT-AP (NWB)

135.1 ± 23.1

112.8 ± 17.1

22.30 (12.30; 32.30)

< 0.001

1.12

LT-AP (WB-NWB)

-8.6 ± 12

-15.8 ± 14.6

7.16 (0.68; 13.64)

0.031

0.53

LT-M (WB)

79.7 ± 16.1

67.2 ± 14.6

12.52 (5.2; 19.78)

0.001

0.82

LT-M (NWB)

100.5 ± 25.4

83.6 ± 18

16.91 (6.05; 27.77)

0.003

0.79

LT-M (WB-NWB)

-20.8 ± 20.3

-16.4 ± 15.5

-4.39 (-12.80; 4.02)

0.301

0.25

APTF Ratio (WB)

1.44 ± 0.25

1.33 ± 0.29

0.11 (-0.02; 0.25)

0.089

0.41

APTF Ratio (NWB)

0.99 ± 0.27

0.94 ± 0.24

0.06 (-0.06; 0.18)

0.361

0.22

APTF Ratio (WB-NWB)

0.45 ± 0.25

0.39 ± 0.31

0.06 (-0.08; 0.20)

0.400

0.20

TFD-LAT(WB)

37.9 ± 17.8

34.5 ± 19.8

3.36 (-5.68; 12.40)

0.461

0.18

TFD-LAT(NWB)

64.5 ± 29

60.3 ± 25.7

4.25 (-8.68; 17.18)

0.514

0.16

TFD-LAT(WB-NWB)

-26.6 ± 21.9

-25.7 ± 20.3

-0.89 (-10.90; 9.12)

0.860

0.04

  1. *Independent-sample t test. ** Cohen’s d value (< 0.1 No Effect. 0.1–0.4 Small Effect. 0.4–0.7 Intermediate Effect. >0.7 Large Effect)