Table 2.
Between sex differences for comparisons in QOL domains and physical fitness parameters
| Feature | Women (N = 67) | Men (N = 33) | Student’s t-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | t | p* | |
| Overall QOL [score] | 3.81 | 0.94 | 4.09 | 0.81 | −1.49 | 0.1393 |
| General health [score] | 3.42 | 1.02 | 3.85 | 0.71 | −2.18 | 0.0317 |
| Physical domain [score] | 24.27 | 5.62 | 27.24 | 4.6 | −2.63 | 0.0099 |
| Psychological domain [score] | 22.84 | 4.55 | 24.73 | 3.67 | −2.08 | 0.0404 |
| Social domain [score] | 11.67 | 1.85 | 11.88 | 1.88 | −0.52 | 0.6024 |
| Environmental domain [score] | 31.08 | 4.81 | 33.52 | 4.44 | −2.45 | 0.0162 |
| Chair stand [n] | 7.34 | 3.33 | 9.55 | 4.35 | −2.8 | 0.0061 |
| Arm curl [n] | 9.78 | 3.94 | 12.97 | 4.83 | −3.53 | 0.0006 |
| Two-minute step test [n] | 26.88 | 18.49 | 39.24 | 19.96 | −3.06 | 0.0028 |
| Back scratch test [cm] | −22.71 | 17.6 | −26.45 | 20.12 | 0.94 | 0.349 |
| Up and go [s] | 19.93 | 12.64 | 12.03 | 4 | 3.49 | 0.0007 |
| Feature | Women (N = 67) | Men (N = 33) | Mann-Whitney U test | |||
| Me | Min-Max | Me | Min-Max | z | p* | |
| Vertical jump test [cm] | 0 | −49–5 | 0 | −36–8 | 0.43 | 0.6873 |
Abbreviations N number of participants, QOL quality of life, M mean, SD standard deviation, Me median, Min minimum, Max maximum, t t-quantile, p statistical significance, z z-quantile
Notes: *values in bold indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)