TABLE 5.

Mean physiological modulus of the different gender groups.

		Circumferential tension				Axial tension
Group	Segment	E E (MPa)	E C (MPa)	ε u	σ u (MPa)	E E (MPa)	E C (MPa)	ε u	σ u (MPa)
Male	Proximal segment	0.279 ± 0.195	18.821 ± 5.976	0.348 ± 0.097	1.635 ± 0.599	0.571 ± 0.617	6.507 ± 3.283	0.222 ± 0.080	0.698 ± 0.277
	Distal segment	0.494 ± 0.575	18.944 ± 5.399	0.288 ± 0.103	1.254 ± 0.364	0.475 ± 0.378	6.372 ± 2.260	0.231 ± 0.058	0.726 ± 0.291
Female	Proximal segment	0.296 ± 0.207	19.232 ± 10.135	0.295 ± 0.081	1.101 ± 0.513	0.397 ± 0.183	5.981 ± 2.853	0.222 ± 0.047	0.708 ± 0.261
	Distal segment	0.402 ± 0.194	22.394 ± 15.873	0.249 ± 0.069	1.007 ± 0.331	0.479 ± 0.358	6.273 ± 2.982	0.207 ± 0.062	0.697 ± 0.235

Note: Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.