Table 1

Anthropometric, gender and age characteristic of patients (symptomatic) and subjects (asymptomatic).


Symptomatic
Asymptomatic



Male (N = 18)
Female (N = 27)
Male (N = 12)
Female (N = 8)

Age (years)
34.1 ± 8.6
30.0 ± 8.3
30.9 ± 6.4
31.3 ± 7.6
Body Mass (kg)
80.8 ± 11.9
64.2 ± 10.4
82.2 ± 13.6
57.0 ± 5.5
Body Height (cm)
180.1 ± 9.9
168.9 ± 7.2
177.5 ± 8.2
167.3 ± 4.8

Kulig et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:8   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-8