Table 3.
Comparison of Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores (Seconds) between Sexes based on Sport: Normative Data for 395 Division III Athletes
| Sport | (N) |
Female Athletes Mean ( ± SD) |
(N) |
Male Athletes Mean (SD) |
p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | (7) | 117.4 (10.1) | (29) | 101.6 (8.5) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Soccer | (65) | 113.7 (10.1) | (60) | 99.4 (9.1) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Cross-Country | (5) | 113.8 (8.0) | (6) | 101.7 (5.7) | 0.02 |
| Track & Field | (28) | 115.4 (11.1) | (46) | 100.6 (8.7) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Tennis | (20) | 119.8 (11.8) | (18) | 103.8 (6.0) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Softball (F) / Baseball (M) | (10) | 115.8 (7.8) | (12) | 105.0 (7.7) | 0.004 |
| Volleyball | (58) | 116.3 (11.4) | NT | n/a | |
| Wrestling | NT | (14) | 108.5 (12.2) | n/a | |
| Lacrosse | (17) | 109.6 (6.9) | NT | n/a | |
| Totals | (210) | 115.1 (10.6) | (185) | 101.6 (9.0) | ≤ 0.0001 |
| Range (sec) | 91 – 162 | 85 – 135 |
*
Independent t-tests; F = female; M = male; NT = not tested, n/a = not assessed