Table 2.
Kinematic joint variables for early acceleration. Data are means (SD).
Joint Variable
Fast Group
(n = 10)
Slow Group
(n = 10)
p
1st Step (Right leg)
Hip Extension (°)
141.1 (7.9)
143.1 (7.0)
.56
Knee Extension (°)
147.8 (9.8)
156.1 (9.5)
.07
Hip ROM (°)
52.5 (8.7)
56.0 (7.9)
.36
Knee ROM (°)
81.0 (8.9)
86.7 (18.1)
.38
Hip Ang. Vel (°·s
-1
)
224.8 (36.6)
240.8 (37.4)
.35
Knee Ang. Vel (°·s
-1
)
464.7 (31.9)
473.6 (77.2)
.74
3rd Step (Right leg)
Hip Extension (°)
144.4 (6.3)
144.5 (5.3)
.99
Knee Extension (°)
142.3 (10.9)
153.7 (6.9)
.01
*
Hip ROM (°)
47.8 (7.0)
48.0 (7.0)
.95
Knee ROM (°)
82.7 (10.4)
90.4 (14.2)
.18
Hip Ang. Vel (°·s
-1
)
232.7 (55.6)
238.6 (53.7)
.81
Knee Ang. Vel (°·s
-1
)
491.8 (70.5)
538.2 (79.8)
.19
Abbreviations: ROM = Range of motion, Ang. = Angle, Vel = Velocity.
* significant difference between the groups.