Skip to main content
. 2020 Jun 30;17(13):4695. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134695

Table 2.

Directional asymmetry and absolute asymmetry in competitors and in control group (SD—standard deviation).

Group J JJ BB C
Variable Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD p
Directional Asymmetry
Muscle mass body −0.74 ± 3.12 0.61 ± 1.75 0.59 ± 1.69 0.03 ± 1.99 0.192
Muscle mass arm 1.49 ± 5.81 0.24 ± 2.40 0.46 ± 3.14 1.39 ± 3.27 0.243
Muscle mass leg −0.94 ± 4.81 0.34 ± 2.96 0.26 ± 2.10 −0.46 ± 2.48 0.241
Muscle mass trunk −1.55 ± 5.85 a 0.89 ± 2.34 0.67 ± 3.01 −0.26 ± 2.95 0.048
Grip strength 0.50 ± 2.98 a 0.33 ± 1.96 a 2.44 ± 2.51 1.52 ± 1.95 0.001
Absolute Asymmetry
Muscle mass body 2.12 ± 2.37 1.49 ± 1.07 1.20 ± 1.31 1.64 ± 1.09 0.313
Muscle mass arm 3.36 ± 4.94 1.67 ± 1.72 1.88 ± 2.54 2.68 ± 2.29 0.092
Muscle mass leg 2.60 ± 4.13 a 2.15 ± 2.02 1.22 ± 1.71 2.11 ± 1.33 0.035
Muscle mass trunk 3.95 ± 4.54 2.00 ± 1.47 2.12 ± 2.22 2.34 ± 1.75 0.437
Grip strength 2.22 ± 2.04 1.45 ± 1.33 a 2.77 ± 2.14 2.06 ± 1.34 0.037

a Significantly different from bodybuilding group (p < 0.05).