Table 1.
Demographic Information and Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores (Seconds) for Female and Male Division III Athletes: Sex Based Comparisons for Validation Sample and for Combined Sample.
| Characteristic |
Female Athletes [Validation Sample] (n = 104) |
Male Athletes [Validation Sample] (n = 102) |
p-value† |
Female Athletes [Combined Sample] (n = 210) |
Male Athletes [Combined Sample] (n = 185) |
p-value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 19.2 (1.2) | 19.5 (1.2) | 0.1 | 19.2 (1.1) | 19.5 (1.2) | 0.01 |
| Years in University (y) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.0 (1.0) | 0.2 | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) | 0.7 |
| Age Starting Sport (y) | 11.1 (3.0) | 10.3 (4.0) | 0.08 | 11.1 (3.4) | 10.3 (3.8) | 0.03 |
| Off-Season Training Habits (hr/wk) | ||||||
| Weightlifting | 3.4 (2.6) | 4.0 (2.6) | 0.1 | 3.2 (2.4) | 4.4 (3.3) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Cardiovascular Exercises | 4.9 (2.7) | 5.5 (3.9) | 0.2 | 5.0 (3.2) | 5.8 (4.0) | 0.04 |
| Plyometric Exercises | 2.2 (2.0) | 2.0 (1.8) | 0.3 | 2.1 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.2) | 0.6 |
| Scrimmage | 1.9 (2.4) | 3.0 (3.6) | 0.02 | 2.7 (3.1) | 3.8 (4.1) | 0.002 |
| Lower Extremity Functional Test (sec) | 113.1 (10.4) | 98.6 (8.1) | ≤ 0.0001 | 115.1 (10.6) | 101.6 (9.0) | ≤ 0.0001 |
†
Independent t-tests