Table 2. Means, (95% confidence internals) and p-values for gender differences (LSD test) of biomechanical variables measured during landing.
| Variables |
Males |
Females |
P-value (Cohen’s d) |
| Peak Knee valgus (°) |
6.0(2.3-9.7) |
14.9(11.2-18.6) |
.001 * (1.18) |
| Peak foot abduction (°) |
6.2 (3.2-9.3) |
8.7 (5.6-11.7) |
.262(.39) |
| Peak VGRF (BW) |
3.9 (3.3-4.5) |
5.3 (4.7-6.0) |
.003 * (1.08) |
| Peak Rectus NEMG (%) |
137 (116-157) |
159 (138-180) |
.132(.45) |
| Peak Medial Hamstrings NEMG (%) |
127 (94-160) |
122 (89-155) |
.832(.07) |
| Peak Lateral Hamstrings NEMG (%) |
113 (87-139) |
123 (97-149) |
.589(.16) |
| Peak Gastrocnemius NEMG (%) |
134 (112-157) |
122 (99-145) |
.438(.22) |
| Knee Flexion at contact (°) |
20.2 (15.8-24.6) |
20.0 (15.6-24.4) |
.957(.02) |
* Statistically significant at α=0.05Abbreviations: LSD = least significant difference, VGRF = vertical ground reaction force, BW = body weight, NEMG = normalized electromyography
