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. 2022 May 11;13:868002. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.868002

TABLE 2.

Force plate and markerless motion capture variables in Marine Officer Candidates (MOCs).

Male MOCs (n = 547) Female MOCs (n = 121)
Abbreviation MSKI (n = 109) noMSKI (n = 438) Male MOCs (n = 547) MSKI (n = 44) noMSKI (n = 77) Female MOCs (n = 121)
Kinetic variables
 Braking RFD (N/s) BRFD 3,349 ± 1,675 3,782 ± 1,832 3,696 ± 1,808 2,180 ± 1,153 2,524 ± 1,223 2,399 ± 1,205
 Avg. braking force (N) ABF 1,190 ± 207 1,235 ± 201 1,226 ± 203 907 ± 128 963 ± 147 943 ± 143
 Avg. relative braking force (%BW) ARBF 152.7 ± 19.6 156.4 ± 19.1 155.6 ± 19.3 147.7 ± 18.5 150.2 ± 16.6 149.3 ± 17.3
 Avg. propulsive force (N) APF 1,364 ± 198 1,404 ± 208 1,396 ± 206 995 ± 125 1,044 ± 144 1,026 ± 139
 Avg. relative propulsive force (%BW) ARPF 174.9 ± 13.0 177.6 ± 16.3 177.1 ± 15.7 161.6 ± 12.1 162.6 ± 11.9 162.2 ± 12.0
 Braking net impulse (N.s) BNI 109 ± 21 112 ± 21 111 ± 21 76 ± 14 83 ± 15 81 ± 15
 Propulsive net impulse (N.s) PNI 222 ± 33 227 ± 33 226 ± 33 147 ± 21 157 ± 22 153 ± 22
 Peak relative propulsive power (W/kg) PRPP 53 ± 7 54 ± 8 54 ± 8 43 ± 6 44 ± 6 43 ± 6
 Peak propulsive power (W) PPP 4,215 ± 789 4,335 ± 827 4,311 ± 820 2,699 ± 491 2,853 ± 492 2,797 ± 495
Kinematic variables
 Braking phase (s) BP 0.29 ± 0.08 0.27 ± 0.07 0.28 ± 0.07 0.28 ± 0.07 0.28 ± 0.06 0.28 ± 0.06
 Propulsive phase (s) PP 0.39 ± 0.05 0.38 ± 0.06 0.38 ± 0.05 0.40 ± 0.05 0.40 ± 0.06 0.40 ± 0.06
 Time to take off (s) TTTO 1.11 ± 0.14 1.09 ± 0.14 1.10 ± 0.14 1.10 ± 0.14 1.10 ± 0.12 1.10 ± 0.13
 Max hip flexion (degrees) a HF 99.9 ± 15.4 97.6 ± 16.1 98.0 ± 16.0 103.0 ± 17.7 105.7 ± 15.5 104.8 ± 16.4
 Max knee flexion (degrees) a KF 116.3 ± 14.0 114.7 ± 14.7 115.0 ± 14.6 109.1 ± 11.2 113.3 ± 14.7 111.8 ± 13.6
 Max ankle flexion (degrees) a AF 33.7 ± 6.3 32.8 ± 6.0 33.0 ± 6.0 34.5 ± 6.7 33.7 ± 5.1 34.0 ± 5.7
 Dynamic valgus (degrees) a DV 5.7 ± 3.4 5.5 ± 3.0 5.5 ± 3.0 6.7 ± 3.4 7.1 ± 3.8 6.9 ± 3.6
Performance variables
 Jump height (m) JH 0.40 ± 0.07 0.40 ± 0.07 0.40 ± 0.07 0.28 ± 0.05 0.29 ± 0.05 0.29 ± 0.05
 Modified reactive strength index (JH/TTTO) mRSI 0.36 ± 0.08 0.38 ± 0.09 0.38 ± 0.09 0.26 ± 0.06 0.27 ± 0.07 0.27 ± 0.07
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Markerless motion capture variables; MSKI = Lower Extremity and Torso; noMSKI = Upper Extremity, Head and Neck, and noMSKI; Two-way ANOVA for Sex*Injury results in text; MSKI = Musculoskeletal Injury; data presented as mean ± standard deviation.