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. 2013 Nov-Dec;48(6):757–763. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.4.10

Table 1. .

Frontal-Plane Initial Impact-Phase Energy-Absorption Frequency Counts by Sex and Group Descriptives

Characteristic
Initial Impact-Phase Energy-Absorption Group
High
Moderate
Low
Participants, No.
 Women 20  9 12
 Men  7 19 15
 Total 27 28 27
Age, y
 Women 21.05 ± 3.17 20.00 ± 1.50 20.92 ± 2.58
 Men 21.14 ± 3.44 20.95 ± 1.62 21.20 ± 2.15
 Total 21.07 ± 3.17 20.64 ± 1.62 21.07 ± 2.30
Height, m
 Women 1.66 ± 0.07 1.68 ± 0.06 1.67 ± 0.04
 Men 1.80 ± 0.05 1.81 ± 0.06 1.82 ± 0.07
 Total 1.69 ± 0.09 1.77 ± 0.09 1.75 ± 0.10
Mass, kg
 Women 59.46 ± 10.00 64.06 ± 8.68 61.91 ± 8.11
 Men 78.80 ± 6.88 81.03 ± 19.61 77.86 ± 15.57
 Total 64.47 ± 12.59 75.58 ± 18.54 70.77 ± 14.95
Total initial impact-phase energy absorption, % body weight × height
 Womena,b 3.07 ± 1.47 1.11 ± 0.21 0.60 ± 0.21
 Mena,b 2.07 ± 0.72 1.29 ± 0.23 0.52 ± 0.20
 Totala,b 2.81 ± 1.37 1.23 ± 0.24 0.55 ± 0.21
95% confidence interval for total initial impact-phase energy absorption
 Women 2.38, 3.76 0.95, 1.27 0.46, 0.73
 Men 1.40, 2.74 1.17, 1.40 0.40, 0.63
 Total 2.27, 3.35 1.14, 1.32 0.47, 0.63
a

Indicates high–initial impact-phase energy-absorption group was different from low–initial impact-phase energy-absorption group (P < .05).

b

Indicates high–initial impact-phase energy-absorption group was different from moderate–initial impact-phase energy-absorption group (P < .05).