Table 2.

SWVs of tendons for healthy men and women in the state of tension

Age groups (No for men/women)	SWVs (m/s)		t	P
	Men (58 tendons)	Women (54 tendons)
1 (18/16)	2.98 ± 0.69 (1.12-3.65)	3.08 ± 0.95 (1.06-4.30)	0.534	0.726
2 (18/18)	4.26 ± 0.62 (2.72-5.32)	4.34 ± 0.75 (2.74-5.68)	0.349	0.729
3 (10/8)	5.24 ± 1.11 (3.61-6.98)	5.44 ± 0.93 (3.75-6.75)	0.407	0.689
4 (12/12)	7.00 ± 1.45 (4.28-8.67)	7.04 ± 1.34 (4.14-8.72)	0.070	0.945
F	45.160	38.970
P	0.000	0.000

Note: Statistically significant differences were observed between any two of the four groups (P < 0.05).