Table 2.  Gender differences.  “/Pace” represents the variables after dividing by race pace.  Data are means (±SD).

Variables

Women

Men

p-value

Takeoff Dist (m)*

1.41 (.17)

1.66 (.19)

< .001

Takeoff Dist/Pace

.28 (.03)

.28 (.03)

.397

Crouching Height (m)

.59 (.07)

.58 (.05)

.110

Pushoff Angle (deg)*

124 (26)

111 (26)

< .001

Landing Dist (m)*

2.54 (.43)

2.85 (.34)

< .001

Landing Dist/Pace

.51 (.09)

.49 (.06)

.057

Velocity Through Jump (m/s)*

4.62 (.53)

5.44 (.45)

< .001

Velocity through jump/Pace

.92 (.10)

.93 (.06)

.257

Approach Velocity (m/s)*

5.32 (.49)

6.16 (.43)

< .001

Approach Velocity/Pace

1.06 (.09)

1.05 (.06)

.569

Exit Velocity (m/s)*

4.26 (.59)

5.13 (.61)

< .001

Exit Velocity/Pace*

.85 (.11)

.88 (.09)

.027

Loss of Velocity (m/s)

1.06 (.37)

1.02 (.45)

.504

Loss of Velocity/Pace*

.21 (.07)

.18 (.08)

< .001

Avg Race Speed

4.99 (.16)

5.79 (.26)

< .001

Significantly different variables represented by “*”.