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. 2017 Aug 8;2:20170011. doi: 10.2490/prm.20170011

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.