Table 3. Relationships between vertical jump performance and muscle architecture in the dominant and non-dominant limbs for men (n=14) and women (n=14) [r (p-value)].
Peak Vertical Jump Power
Mean Vertical Jump Power
Men
Women
Men
Women
RF
VL
RF
VL
RF
VL
RF
VL
Muscle Thickness (cm)
Dominant
.44 (.16)
.35 (.20)
.30 (.38)
.15 (.57)
.31 (.32)
.11 (.72)
.47 (.14)
.24 (.38)
Non-Dominant
.66 (.01)
.55 (.04)
.36 (.27)
.81 (.00)
.48 (.04)
.37 (.17)
.51 (.10)
.78 (.00)
%DIFF
.04 (.92)
.14 (.65)
.14 (.65)
-.73 (.00)
.11 (.73)
.31 (.29)
.40 (.16)
-.76 (.00)
Pennation Angle (°)
Dominant
-.74 (.00)
.29 (.32)
.54 (.05)
.09 (.77)
-.71 (.01)
.03 (.95)
.42 (.13)
-.02 (.95)
Non-Dominant
-.24 (.40)
-.05 (.85)
.16 (.60)
-.33 (.26)
-.34 (.24)
-.08 (.80)
-.01 (.95)
-.44 (0.12)
%DIFF
-.26 (.37)
-.08 (.80)
-.42 (.13)
-.25 (.39)
-.41 (.15)
-.23 (.42)
-.10 (0.74)
-.27 (.35)
Fascicle Length (cm)
Dominant
.83 (.00)
.05 (.86)
-.37 (.19)
-.1 (.73)
.67 (.01)
.06 (.85)
-.15 (.62)
.08 (.79)
Non-Dominant
.62 (.02)
.53 (.05)
.12 (.68)
.65 (.01)
.54 (.05)
.36 (.21)
.34 (.25)
.72 (.00)
%DIFF
-.37 (.19)
-.13 (.65)
-.33 (.25)
-.6 (.02)
-.48 (.08)
-.23 (.43)
-.07 (0.81)
-.64 (.01)
Cross-Sectional Area (cm2)
Dominant
.39 (.16)
.64 (.01)
.34 (.23)
.39 (.16)
.40 (.16)
.53 (0.05)
.37 (.20)
.25 (.39)
Non-Dominant
.52 (.05)
.5 (.07)
.51 (.06)
.35 (.22)
.40 (.15)
.47 (0.09)
.59 (0.03)
.25 (.38)
%DIFF
-.26 (.36)
.11 (.73)
.1 (.74)
-.03 (.91)
-.23 (.42)
-.08 (.79)
.07 (.81)
-.08 (.79)
Echo Intensity (au)
Dominant
-.36 (.21)
-.56 (.04)
-.42 (.14)
-.29 (.32)
-.07 (.82)
-.30 (.30)
-.44 (.11)
-.32 (.27)
Non-Dominant
-.07 (.81)
-.53 (.05)
-.32 (.26)
-.13 (.65)
.24 (.40)
-.29 (.31)
-.35 (.22)
-.14 (.64)
%DIFF
-.48 (.09)
.38 (.18)
.36 (.21)
.30 (.31)
-.48 (.09)
.38 (.19)
.54 (.05)
.55 (.04)
‡%DIFF = Absolute percent difference between dominant and non-dominant limbs.