Table 4.
Variable | Females Mean ± SD | p‐value* | Males Mean ±SD | p‐value* | ||||
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N | (R) | (L) | N | (R) | (L) | |||
Age | ||||||||
18 | 39 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.65 ± 0.11 | (R) 0.84 | 24 | 0.74 ± 0.15 | 0.76 ± 0.14 | (R) 0.11 |
19 | 34 | 0.65 ± 0.09 | 0.64 ± 0.09 | (L) 0.68 | 21 | 0.77 ± 0.15 | 0.75 ± 0.13 | (L) 0.16 |
20 | 24 | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.11 | 20 | 0.71 ± 0.07 | 0.71 ± 0.09 | ||
21 and older | 13 | 0.64 ± 0.14 | 0.63 ± 0.13 | 18 | 0.81 ± 0.10 | 0.80 ± 0.09 | ||
Totals | 110 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | 83 | 0.75 ± 0.13 | 0.75 ± 0.12 | ||
Height (m) | ||||||||
Shortest (−1 SD) | 18 | 0.64 ± 0.10 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | (R) 0.05 | 15 | 0.79 ± 0.14 | 0.79 ± 0.11 | (R) 0.28 |
Average | 80 | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.66 ± 0.10†† | (L) 0.02 | 54 | 0.76 ± 0.13 | 0.75 ± 0.12 | (L) 0.48 |
Tallest (+1 SD) | 12 | 0.60 ± 0.10 | 0.57 ± 0.10†† | 14 | 0.71 ± 0.10 | 0.74 ± 0.11 | ||
Weight (kg) | ||||||||
Lightest (−1 SD) | 17 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | (R) 0.07 | 12 | 0.78 ± 0.14 | 0.77 ± 0.11 | (R) 0.26 |
Average | 80 | 0.67 ± 0.10 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | (L) 0.06 | 63 | 0.76 ± 0.13 | 0.76 ± 0.12 | (L) 0.50 |
Heaviest (+1 SD) | 13 | 0.60 ± 0.11 | 0.58 ± 0.12 | 8 | 0.69 ± 0.10 | 0.72 ± 0.09 | ||
BMI | ||||||||
Lowest (−1 SD) | 17 | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.61 ± 0.10 | (R) 0.03 | 8 | 0.70 ± 0.16 | 0.72 ± 0.12 | (R) 0.05 |
Average | 77 | 0.67 ± 0.09† | 0.67 ± 0.10‡ | (L) 0.02 | 67 | 0.77 ± 0.12 | 0.77 ± 0.12 | (L) 0.08 |
Highest (+1 SD) | 16 | 0.60 ± 0.12† | 0.60 ± 0.11‡ | 8 | 0.67 ± 0.06 | 0.68 ± 0.05 |
ANOVA= Analysis of Variance; SD= Standard Deviation
Difference between Mean and +1 SD; p= 0.03 post‐hoc
Difference between Mean and +1 SD; p= 0.05 post‐hoc
Difference between Mean and +1 SD; p= 0.02 post‐hoc