Table 4.

Variables of isometric strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings, recorded with the isokinetic dynamometer.

Variables	Men (n = 36)	Women (n = 14)	Main effects of ANOVA F (p-Value)
			Leg	Sex	Leg × Sex
Absolute peak torque Quadriceps (N*m)
Dominant	274.97 ± 68.55	181.00 ± 33.18 *	11.56 (0.001)	25.71 (<0.001)	0.35 (0.559)
Non-dominant	259.57 ± 75.20 #	159.15 ± 24.59 *#
Absolute peak torque Hamstrings (N*m)
Dominant	125.28 ± 30.79	78.88 ± 12.28 *	14.30 (<0.001)	27.25 (<0.001)	0.93 (0.339)
Non-dominant	110.86 ± 32.83 #	70.33 ± 15.58 *#
Relative peak torque Quadriceps (N*m/kg)
Dominant	28.51 ± 4.89	28.02 ± 5.32	14.07 (<0.001)	0.85 (0.361)	1.91 (0.174)
Non-dominant	26.95 ± 5.75 #	24.64 ± 4.62 #
Relative peak torque Hamstrings (N*m/kg)
Dominant	12.98 ± 2.35	12.17 ± 1.81	14.96 (<0.001)	1.17 (0.284)	0.04 (0.848)
Non-dominant	11.50 ± 2.79 #	10.83 ± 2.33 #
Ratio Hamstrings/Quadriceps
Dominant	0.46 ± 0.09	0.44 ± 0.11	0.70 (0.407)	0.023 (0.881)	0.72 (0.401)
Non-dominant	0.44 ± 0.09	0.45 ± 0.09

* = Significant differences at p < 0.05 compared with the men’s group. # = Significant differences at p < 0.05 compared with the dominant side.