Table 1. Anthropometric, practice kinematic, and spatiotemporal data.
Variable (mean±SD) | Males (n=19) | Females (n=19) |
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Leg length (m) | 0.94±0.02 | 0.87±0.03 |
Velocity (m/s) | 10.59±0.44 | 9.58±0.27 |
Step length (m) | 2.25±0.11* | 2.08±0.11** |
Step length/leg length | 2.39±0.11* | 2.38±0.14** |
Step rate (steps/s) | 4.71±0.17 | 4.62±0.19 |
Contact time (s) | 0.090±0.006 | 0.095±0.005 |
Flight time (s) | 0.124±0.010 | 0.123±0.007 |
Upper leg full extension angle (deg) | 154.53±5.16* | 152.11±6.18 |
Upper leg full flexion angle (deg) | 256.37±5.22 | 253.47±4.44 |
Time upper leg full flexion to touchdown (s) | 0.11±0.01 | 0.11±0.01 |
Upper leg angle at touchdown (deg) | 209.76±3.17 | 213.32±3.36 |
Total upper leg range of motion (deg) | 101.92±6.24* | 101.53±6.10 |
Upper leg angle at takeoff (deg) | 155.53±3.81 | 154.66±5.21 |
Upper leg angular velocity (deg/s) | 479.33±30.00* | 468.82±26.15 |
Horizontal backward foot velocity at touchdown (m/s) | 8.22±0.46* | 7.32±0.39 |
Vertical foot velocity at touchdown (m/s) | 2.20±0.37 | 2.03±0.37 |
Upper leg angular velocity peak flexion to touchdown (m/s) | 418.10±32.56 | 382.67±47.38 |
Significantly correlated with velocity in males (P<0.05).
Significantly correlated with velocity in females (P<0.05).