|
Table
2.
Means, (95% confidence internals) and p-values for gender
differences (LSD test) of
biomechanical variables measured during landing.
|
|
Variables
|
Males
|
Females
|
P-value (Cohen’s d)
|
|
Peak Knee valgus (°)
|
6.0
(2.3-9.7)
|
14.9
(11.2-18.6)
|
.001 * (1.18)
|
|
Peak foot abduction (°)
|
6.2 (3.2-9.3)
|
8.7 (5.6-11.7)
|
.262
(.39)
|
|
Peak VGRF (BW)
|
3.9 (3.3-4.5)
|
5.3 (4.7-6.0)
|
.003 * (1.08)
|
|
Peak Rectus NEMG (%)
|
137 (116-157)
|
159 (138-180)
|
.132
(.45)
|
|
Peak Medial Hamstrings NEMG (%)
|
127 (94-160)
|
122 (89-155)
|
.832
(.07)
|
|
Peak Lateral Hamstrings NEMG (%)
|
113 (87-139)
|
123 (97-149)
|
.589
(.16)
|
|
Peak Gastrocnemius NEMG (%)
|
134 (112-157)
|
122 (99-145)
|
.438
(.22)
|
|
Knee Flexion at contact (°)
|
20.2 (15.8-24.6)
|
20.0 (15.6-24.4)
|
.957
(.02)
|
|
| |
* Statistically significant at α=0.05
Abbreviations: LSD = least significant
difference, VGRF = vertical ground reaction force,
BW = body weight, NEMG = normalized electromyography |