Table 5.

Variables recorded with the isokinetic dynamometer of concentric and eccentric strength of the quadriceps.

Variables	Men (n = 36)	Women (n = 14)	Main Effects of ANOVA F (p-Value)
			Leg	Sex	Leg × Sex
Absolute concentric peak torque at 60°/s (N*m)
Dominant	178.63 ± 45.64	137.45 ± 24.44 *	0.37 (0.545)	18.11 (<0.001)	0.90 (0.347)
Non-dominant	180.41 ± 39.26	129.28 ± 21.18 *
Relative concentric peak torque at 60°/s N*m/kg)
Dominant	18.93 ± 5.26	21.26 ± 3.82	1.23 (0.274)	1.79 (0.187)	1.30 (0.260)
Non-dominant	18.95 ± 3.83	19.95 ± 3.38
Total concentric work at 60°/s (W)
Dominant	327.43 ± 121.37	234.20 ± 69.74 *	1.24 (0.271)	9.27 (0.004)	0.01 (0.926)
Non-dominant	340.28 ± 108.23	249.40 ± 61.77 *
Absolute eccentric peak torque at 60°/s (N*m)
Dominant	263.19 ± 64.49	184.31 ± 60.80 *	17.59 (<0.001)	15.16 (<0.001)	0.01 (0.935)
Non-dominant	226.96 ± 83.29 #	146.64 ± 57.63 *#
Relative eccentric peak torque at 60°/s (N*m/kg)
Dominant	27.64 ± 7.01	28.29 ± 8.73	21.57 (<0.001)	0.02 (0.896)	0.88 (0.353)
Non-dominant	23.82 ± 8.58 #	22.55 ± 9.09 #
Total eccentric work at 60°/s (W)
Dominant	511.19 ± 185.51	305.29 ± 141.46 *	17.11 (<0.001)	14.14 (<0.001)	0.44 (0.509)
Non-dominant	392.26 ± 199.09 #	219.33 ± 123.40 *#

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