Table 5. Descriptive statistics and mean differences between sexes across all loads in force-velocity and countermovement jump variables.
| Variable |
Male |
Female |
Mean difference
(±95%CL) |
Mean % difference |
ES (90% CI) |
| Absolute F0 (N) |
3082.33 ± 392.77 |
2196.10 ± 321.84 |
886.23 (629.69, 1142.75) |
28.75*** |
2.74 (1.53, 3.41) |
| Relative F0 (N·kg-1) |
40.16 ± 3.70 |
34.01 ± 4.60 |
6.15 (3.19, 9.11) |
15.31*** |
1.46 (0.66, 2.26) |
| Theoretical maximal v0 (m·s-1) |
3.20 ± 0.21 |
2.79 ± 0.45 |
0.41 (0.15, 0.66) |
12.81*** |
1.13 (0.37, 1.90) |
| Absolute PMAX (W) |
2477.01 ± 382.55 |
1516.01 ± 224.37 |
961.00 (733.85, 1188.13) |
38.79*** |
3.08 (2.03, 4.14) |
| Relative PMAX (W·kg-1) |
32.28 ± 4.31 |
23.45 ± 3.03 |
8.83 (6.15, 11.50) |
27.35*** |
2.38 (1.45, 3.31) |
| Absolute SFV (N·s-1·m-1) |
-960.85 ± 122.43 |
-785.00 ± 122.43 |
-175.85 (-292.56, 7.66) |
18.30 |
-0.67 (-1.40, 0.05) |
| Relative SFV (N·s-1·m-1·kg-1) |
-12.52 ± 1.15 |
-12.15 ± 1.64 |
-0.37 (-1.82, 2.10) |
2.95 |
0.04 (-0.66, 0.76) |
| Mean force (N) |
1837.09 ± 273.79 |
1335.04 ± 173.18 |
502.05 (409.75, 594.34) |
27.32*** |
2.20 (1.70, 2.71) |
| Mean velocity (m·s-1) |
1.29 ± 0.18 |
1.05 ± 0.14 |
0.24 (0.16, 0.30) |
18.60*** |
1.39 (0.95, 1.84) |
| Mean power (W) |
2356.10 ± 384.07 |
1399.83 ± 188.64 |
956.27 (833.71, 1078.83) |
40.58*** |
3.19 (2.58, 3.79) |
| Jump height (m) |
0.31 ± 0.08 |
0.21 ± 0.04 |
0.09 (0.06, 0.13) |
31.40*** |
1.10 (0.67, 1.52) |
| Flight time (sec) |
0.49 ± 0.07 |
0.41 ± 0.04 |
0.08 (0.05, 0.11) |
17.06*** |
1.36 (0.92, 1.79) |
| Take-off velocity (m·s-1) |
2.46 ± 0.33 |
2.03 ± 0.23 |
0.43 (0.30, 0.53) |
17.47*** |
1.48 (1.04, 1.93) |
* p ≤ 0.05,**p ≤ 0.01,***p ≤ 0.001,CL: confidence limits, ES: effect size, CI: confidence interval
