Table 2.

Stiffness values of lower extremity joints between sexes (Mean ± SD).

Joint	Plane	Male	Female	p-Value
Hip	X	0.178 ± 0.034	0.169 ± 0.021	0.06
	Y	0.071 ± 0.019	0.080 ± 0.025	0.06
	Z	0.080 ± 0.050	0.040 ± 0.026	0.07
Knee	X	0.052 ± 0.007	0.048 ± 0.012	0.48
	Y	0.258 ± 0.190 *	0.135 ± 0.046 *	0.02
	Z	0.026 ± 0.004	0.019 ± 0.008	0.42
Ankle	X	0.113 ± 0.028 *	0.194 ± 0.110 *	0.0006

* Indicates significant differences between male table tennis athletes and female athletes (p < 0.05); X, the sagittal plane; Y, the frontal plane; Z, the transverse plane.