Table 4. Range of motion of the upper limb joints for men and women during the chopstick task.
| Joint | Direction of Motion | Mean RoM of the Joint (°) | Significance | Cohen’s d | |
| Men (n=12) | Women (n=13) | ||||
| Shoulder | Abduction | 6.6 ± 2.0 | 10.3 ± 5.7 | P < 0.05b | 0.87 |
| Shoulder | Flexion | 12.6 ± 4.1 | 15.5 ± 7.2 | n.s.a | 0.50 |
| Shoulder | Internal Rotation | 10.1 ± 4.2 | 10.9 ± 4.9 | n.s.a | 0.18 |
| Elbow | Flexion | 31.3 ± 8.1 | 34.7 ± 7.0 | n.s.a | 0.45 |
| Forearm | Pronation | 75.3 ± 7.6 | 79.0 ± 12.7 | n.s.a | 0.35 |
| Wrist | Radial Flexion | 10.6 ± 5.6 | 13.5 ± 5.9 | n.s.c | 0.51 |
| Wrist | Extension | 15.4 ± 6.0 | 20.8 ± 9.7 | n.s.c | 0.67 |
n.s., not significant.
aIndependent t-test (df=23); bWelch test; cMann–Whitney U test.