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Table 2 Upper Quarter Y Balance Test performance (% arm length) by group

From: Relationship between Upper Quarter Y Balance Test performance and throwing proficiency in adolescent Olympic handball players

Group

F: 13 yrs. (n = 14)

  

M: 14 yrs. (n = 24)

  

M: 15 yrs. (n = 18)

  

Arm

T arm reach

NT arm reach

p-value

T arm reach

NT arm reach

p-value

T arm reach

NT arm reach

p-value

MED

111.8 ± 10.0

111.8 ± 7.3

1.000

112.4 ± 7.6

112.7 ± 6.9

.805

111.2 ± 10.6

110.6 ± 10.6

.739

IF

98.9 ± 11.0

98.2 ± 12.8

.842

108.8 ± 12.1

106.9 ± 12.2

.379

106.0 ± 10.6

104.8 ± 8.1

.555

SL

79.4 ± 8.6

78.1 ± 7.3

.573

82.5 ± 8.8

79.9 ± 9.4

.029

79.1 ± 11.6

80.0 ± 10.0

.733

CS

96.7 ± 7.1

96.1 ± 7.5

.633

101.1 ± 7.5

99.7 ± 7.1

.170

98.7 ± 8.5

98.3 ± 7.3

.820

  1. Notes. According to Plisky [33] the arm that is being measured is the stance arm (i.e., T arm reach means that the NT arm is measured). Values are mean ± values standard deviations. CS Composite score; IF Inferolateral; M Male; MED Medial; NT Non-throwing arm; F Female; SL Superolateral; T Throwing arm