Table 4. Finger lengths of women students at Grand Valley State University.
Finger | Finger length of women that played overhand throwing sports | Finger length of women that played non-overhand throwing sports | Welch’s t | df | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right 2D | 73.92 ± 5.72 (17) | 73.92 ± 4.58 (241) | 0.003 | 17.48 | 0.99 |
Right 4D | 77.74 ± 5.41 (17) | 75.64 ± 4.68 (241) | 1.55 | 17.73 | 0.14 |
Right 5D | 63.08 ± 4.02 (17) | 61.22 ± 4.30 (239) | 1.83 | 18.71 | 0.08 |
Left 2D | 73.87 ± 5.14 (17) | 73.58 ± 4.46 (241) | 0.27 | 17.74 | 0.82 |
Left 4D | 77.62 ± 5.25 (17) | 75.51 ± 4.68 (241) | 1.62 | 17.85 | 0.12 |
Left 5D | 63.88 ± 4.61 (17) | 61.49 ± 4.25 (240) | 2.07 | 17.98 | 0.05 |
Finger lengths (mm) reported as means ± SD (n). The Welch t-test for left 5D became statistically insignificant after performing a Holm-Bonferroni sequential correction for multiple tests, Padjusted = 0.30.