Table 2.
Quadriceps Strength |
Limb (Mean ± SD) |
Cohen d Effect Size (95% Confidence Interval) |
|
Dominant |
Nondominant |
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Isometric | |||
Peak torque, Nm/kg | 3.14 ± 0.93 | 3.26 ± 0.84 | 0.13 (−1.01, 0.75) |
Time to peak torque, s | 1.37 ± 0.83 | 1.44 ± 0.93 | 0.08 (−0.95, 0.80) |
Rate of torque development, Nm·s−1·kg−1 | 1.55 ± 0.76 | 1.58 ± 0.80 | 0.04 (−0.91, 0.84) |
Central activation ratio, % | 95.71 ± 3.54 | 96.56 ± 3.16 | 0.24 (−1.12, 0.64) |
Isokinetic | |||
Peak torque, Nm/kg | 2.28 ± 0.55 | 2.24 ± 0.33 | 0.08 (−0.79, 0.96) |
Time to peak torque, s | 0.53 ± 0.13 | 0.49 ± 0.14 | 0.28 (−0.60, 1.16) |
Rate of torque development, Nm·s−1·kg−1 | 4.47 ± 1.68 | 5.01 ± 2.57 | 0.24 (−1.12, 0.64) |