N

History of sprain

No history of sprain

Sig.

Recurrent sprain

No recurrent sprain

Sig.

Giving away episodes

No giving away episodes

Sig.

Instability

(CAIT)

No instability

(CAIT)

Sig.

Age (years)

589

24.99

23.46

<0.01

24.85

25.18

0.59

24.93

25.02

0.88

25.26

23.95

0.01

Weight (kgs)

589

73.42

73.12

0.64

73.25

73.66

0.63

73.14

73.60

0.60

73.22

73.28

0.94

Height (cm)

589

177.41

177.09

0.55

176.95

178.04

0.15

177.43

177.39

0.96

177.06

177.29

0.72

Years of practice

589

15.23

13.08

<0.01

15.01

15.54

0.41

14.92

15.42

0.45

14.76

13.99

0.16

Exposure time

589

5.54

5.45

0.50

5.70

5.31

0.07

5.77

5.39

0.09

5.88

5.39

0.01

Dominant Limb

Left

107

59

48

0.19 (χ2 = 1.72)

32

26

0.65 (χ2 = 0.21)

31

27

0.02 (χ2 = 9.69)

26

81

0.204

2 = 1.62)

Right

482

232

250

138

94

81

151

91

391

Left Instability

27

27

-

23

4

19

8

27

-

0.02 (χ2 = 14.52)

Right Instability

42

42

-

35

7

31

11

42

-

Bilateral instability

48

48

-

46

2

41

7

48

-

Position

Goalkeeper

68

22

46

0.009 (χ2 = 11.58)

10

12

0.4 (χ2 = 2.945)

4

18

0.09

2 = 6.44)

5

63

0.02

2 = 9.772)

Defender

197

107

90

60

47

41

66

44

153

Midfielder

177

82

95

52

30

38

44

32

145

Forward

147

79

68

48

31

29

50

36

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