Table 5.
Multi-stage fitness test (MSFT) variables according to gender and categorized by injured and control.
| MSFT Shuttle Level* | MSFT VO2 Max** | Time to Fatigue† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Control | n=42 Mean |
6.00 | 33.14 | 5:16 |
| SD | 1.49 | 4.68 | 1:51 | ||
| Range | 2–9 | 22–43 | 1–8 | ||
| Injured | n=15 Mean |
5.83 | 32.65 | 4:54 | |
| SD | 1.47 | 4.64 | 1:58 | ||
| Range | 3–8 | 26–41 | 2–8 | ||
| Male | Control | n=31 Mean |
9.20 | 43.65 | 8:47 |
| SD | 2.12 | 7.10 | 2:05 | ||
| Range | 5–13 | 32–56 | 5–12 | ||
| Injured | n=7 Mean |
8.98 | 42.94 | 8:39 | |
| SD | 2.52 | 8.31 | 2:57 | ||
| Range | 4–12 | 27–51 | 3–11 |
*MSFT = shuttle level reached during 20 meter volitional maximal exhaustion running test
**MSFT VO2 Max: estimated using shuttle level and linear regression reported by Ramsbottom[39]; mL/kg/min
†Time to fatigue: overall time to completion of test (volitional exhaustion); reported in minutes and seconds