Table 2.
Upper Quarter Y Balance Test performance (% arm length) by group
| Group | F: 13 yrs. (n = 14) | M: 14 yrs. (n = 24) | M: 15 yrs. (n = 18) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm | T arm reach | NT arm reach | p-value | T arm reach | NT arm reach | p-value | T arm reach | NT arm reach | p-value |
| MED | 111.8 ± 10.0 | 111.8 ± 7.3 | 1.000 | 112.4 ± 7.6 | 112.7 ± 6.9 | .805 | 111.2 ± 10.6 | 110.6 ± 10.6 | .739 |
| IF | 98.9 ± 11.0 | 98.2 ± 12.8 | .842 | 108.8 ± 12.1 | 106.9 ± 12.2 | .379 | 106.0 ± 10.6 | 104.8 ± 8.1 | .555 |
| SL | 79.4 ± 8.6 | 78.1 ± 7.3 | .573 | 82.5 ± 8.8 | 79.9 ± 9.4 | .029 | 79.1 ± 11.6 | 80.0 ± 10.0 | .733 |
| CS | 96.7 ± 7.1 | 96.1 ± 7.5 | .633 | 101.1 ± 7.5 | 99.7 ± 7.1 | .170 | 98.7 ± 8.5 | 98.3 ± 7.3 | .820 |
Notes. According to Plisky [33] the arm that is being measured is the stance arm (i.e., T arm reach means that the NT arm is measured). Values are mean ± values standard deviations. CS Composite score; IF Inferolateral; M Male; MED Medial; NT Non-throwing arm; F Female; SL Superolateral; T Throwing arm