Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (Mean ± SD), main effects and interaction of result and leg for step length (SL), frequency (SF), and velocity (SV).
Variable | Leg | Successful | Failed | |||
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(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | F | p | η p 2 | ||
SL (m) | PC | 2.10 ± 0.18 | 2.08 ± 0.20 | Result effect | ||
NPC | 2.12 ± 0.19 | 2.14 ± 0.19 | 0.001 | 0.981 | 0.000 | |
Leg effect | ||||||
0.895 | 0.348 | 0.014 | ||||
Interaction | ||||||
0.167 | 0.684 | 0.003 | ||||
SF (Hz) | PC | 4.19 ± 0.21* | 4.22 ± 0.24* | Result effect | ||
NPC | 4.03 ± 0.15 | 4.02 ± 0.15 | 0.036 | 0.850 | 0.001 | |
Leg effect | ||||||
15.132 | < 0.001* | 0.191 | ||||
Interaction | ||||||
0.294 | 0.590 | 0.005 | ||||
SV (m/s) | PC | 8.76 ± 0.61 | 8.75 ± 0.68 | Result effect | ||
NPC | 8.55 ± 0.64 | 8.59 ± 0.60 | 0.010 | 0.920 | 0.000 | |
Leg effect | ||||||
1.515 | 0.223 | 0.023 | ||||
Interaction | ||||||
0.034 | 0.854 | 0.001 |
NOTE: PC: pole carrying leg; NPC: non-pole carrying leg; * p < 0.05