Table 3. Rectus abdominis cross sectional areas (values expressed in cm2, mean ± SD) and asymmetries.
| Segments | Soccer Players | Controls | ||||||||
| Dominant | Non-dominant | Total | ASY(%) | Dominant | Non-dominant | Total | ASY(%) | |||
| S1 | 9.9±2.1 | 9.8±2.1 | P = 0.87 | 19.7±3.9 | 1 | 8.6±0.7 | 8.5±1.7 | P = 0.84 | 17.1±2.3 | −2 |
| S2 | 9.8±2.1 | 9.6±1.8 | P = 0.73 | 19.3±3.6 | 1 | 8.2±1.9 | 7.6±1.8 | P = 0.11 | 15.8±3.6 | −7 |
| S3 | 9.1±1.3 | 9.3±1.7 | P = 0.62 | 18.4±2.8 | 3 | 7.6±1.5 | 7.0±1.2 | P = 0.46 | 14.6±1.7 | −5 |
| S4 | 9.7±1.6 | 9.5±1.6 | P = 0.57 | 19.2±2.9 | −1 | 7.7±1.2 | 7.7±1.5 | P = 0.84 | 15.4±2.7 | 0 |
| S5 | 9.5±1.3 | 9.8±1.6 | P = 0.22 | 19.3±2.7 | 4 | 7.5±1.1 | 8.0±1.4 | P = 0.33 | 15.5±2.3 | 6 |
| S6 | 9.7±1.1 | 9.8±1.2 | P = 0.84 | 19.5±2.1 | 1 | 7.4±1.1 | 7.9±1.2 | P = 0.27 | 15.2±2.2 | 7 |
| S7 | 9.4±1.3 | 9.6±1.1 | P = 0.38 | 19.0±2.2 | 4 | 7.1±1.2 | 7.7±1.0 | P<0.01 | 14.7±2.1 | 8 |
| S8 | 4.4±1.9 | 4.9±1.9 | P = 0.08 | 9.3±3.6 | 16 | 4.0±2.0 | 5.0±1.8 | P<0.01 | 9.0±3.8 | 33 |
Comparisons are made into each group between dominant and non-dominant sides.
ASY: Asymmetry between the dominant and non-dominant sides ((Non-dominant-Dominant)*100)/Dominant.