92 Chapter 5 Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of the included patients. Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation, BMI: Body Mass Index, ADL: Activities of daily living, VISA-A: Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Achilles.17 Characteristics (n=110) Mean (SD), median[IQR] Personal characteristics Age (years) 48.1 (13.3) Sex (Male/Female; n) 67/43 BMI (kg/m2) 26.2 (4.5) Injury-related factors Symptom duration (weeks) 20 [8-52] VISA-A score (0-100) 44.1 (19.4) Pain location (unilateral/bilateral); n 71/39 Marked pain location on pain map (insertional/ midportion); n 52/58 Prior history of Achilles tendinopathy; yes (%) 8 (7.2%) Prior history tendinopathy on other locations; yes (%) 50 (46%) Pain during ADL (VAS 0-10) 4.8 (2.3) Sports-related factors Participation in sports activities before injury; yes (%) 83 (76%) Adaptation of sports activities due to the injury (none/reduced/stopped; n) 19/24/67 Pain during sports (VAS 0-10) 5.6 (3.0) Ankle Activity Score; mean (SD) 5.1 (2.4) Lifestyle-related factors Smoking (never/stopped/yes; n) 66/38/6 Alcohol use (units/week) 4.9 (4.3) Current medication use; yes (%) 45 (41%) Presence of comorbidities*; n(%) 46 (42%) Work-related factors Type of work (active/sedentary/not applicable); n 42/60/8 Limitations in work; yes (%) 54 (49.1%) Absenteeism from work; yes (%) 27 (24.5%) Clinical findings Presence of tendon thickening; n (%) 77 (70%) Presence of pain in association with Achilles tendonloading activities; n (%) 110 (100%) Presence of pain on tendon palpation; n (%) 104 (95%) * Specific registered comorbidities in the digital questionnaire were: Diabetes, Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, Cardiac and blood vessel disease, Ankylosing spondylitis, Psoriasis, Uveitis, Thyroid disease and Inflammatory bowel disease.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTk4NDMw