Table 2.
Morphological and stiffness variables in the patellar tendon.
| Variables | Men (n = 36) |
Women (n = 14) |
Main Effects of ANOVA F (p-Value) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg | Sex | Leg × Sex | ||||
| Sonoelastography (U.A.) | ||||||
| Dominant | 1.18 ± 0.55 | 1.50 ± 0.87 | 0.88 (0.353) | 5.13 (0.028) | 1.39 (0.243) | |
| Non-dominant | 1.00 ± 0.36 | 1.52 ± 1.07 * | ||||
| Length (cm) | ||||||
| Dominant | 4.57 ± 0.50 | 4.35 ± 0.42 | 0.69 (0.411) | 1.93 (0.172) | 0.06 (0.812) | |
| Non-dominant | 4.52 ± 0.51 | 4.32 ± 0.42 | ||||
| Thickness (cm) | ||||||
| Dominant | 0.37 ± 0.07 | 0.30 ± 0.04 * | 0.54 (0.466) | 19.08 (<0.001) | 0.01 (0.996) | |
| Non-dominant | 0.38 ± 0.06 | 0.31 ± 0.05 * | ||||
* = Significant differences at p < 0.05 compared with the men’s group.