Table 2. The maximum force for each brand of forearm, shin, hand and foot protector at each impact level
| Guard parts |
Impact level (Joule) |
Max Force (N) |
| D® |
A® |
K® |
| Forearm |
3 |
827.9±37.5 |
793.6±54.3 |
907.6±34.8 |
| 9 |
3714.1±137.5 |
3114.3±290.1 |
2548.7±123.2 |
| 15 |
6130.9±8.2 |
5921.0±401.2 |
4375.5±549.2 |
| Shin |
3 |
818.6±17.0 |
466.1±23.9 |
522.0±27.6 |
| 12 |
5282.4±718.1 |
2216.4±190.6 |
2064.2±190.6 |
| 15 |
5490.0±835.4 |
3477.8±230.7 |
3633.0±545.6 |
| Hand |
3 |
3053.4±350.1 |
3242.3±221.5 |
2836.9±432.5 |
| 9 |
Max limit > 6000 |
Max limit > 6000 |
Max limit > 6000 |
| Foot |
3 |
1457.4±124.7 |
1331.4±78.5 |
1580.9±48.2 |
| 9 |
Max limit > 6000 |
Max limit > 6000 |
Max limit > 6000 |
Values are the mean ± standard deviation.
