Table 3.
Variables of the contractility response of the rectus femoris of the quadriceps.
| Variables | Men (n = 36) |
Women (n = 14) |
Main Effects of ANOVA [F (p-Value)] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg | Sex | Leg × Sex | |||
| Contraction time (ms) | |||||
| Dominant | 31.09 ± 5.70 | 27.40 ± 5.06 * | 1.71 (0.197) | 1.54 (0.220) | 5.31 (0.026) |
| Non-dominant | 30.34 ± 4.92 | 30.12 ± 6.99 # | |||
| Maximum displacement (mm) | |||||
| Dominant | 8.83 ± 2.65 | 7.62 ± 2.36 | 0.24 (0.627) | 3.09 (0.085) | 0.07 (0.798) |
| Non-dominant | 8.91 ± 1.95 | 7.88 ± 2.08 | |||
| Activation time (ms) | |||||
| Dominant | 24.32 ± 2.28 | 25.33 ± 3.55 | 0.35 (0.555) | 1.18 (0.283) | 0.23 (0.634) |
| Non-dominant | 24.87 ± 2.75 | 25.39 ± 2.92 | |||
| Relaxation time (ms) | |||||
| Dominant | 119.10 ± 188.03 | 210.69 ± 286.99 | 0.08 (0.784) | 0.75 (0.392) | 1.28 (0.263) |
| Non-dominant | 159.17 ± 202.24 | 144.89 ± 154.18 | |||
| Sustentation time (ms) | |||||
| Dominant | 213.04 ± 196.57 | 290.70 ± 305.33 | 0.05 (0.830) | 1.83 (0.182) | 0.06 (0.814) |
| Non-dominant | 237.19 ± 193.10 | 289.58 ± 293.48 | |||
* = Significant differences at p < 0.05 compared with the men’s group. # = Significant differences at p < 0.05 compared with the dominant side.