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Table 1 Mean, standard deviation, median, 1. and 3. Quartil, tolerance regions (upper and lower limit), 95%-confidence interval (lower and upper limit) of the upper body posture and the postural control

From: Influence of typical handball characteristics on upper body posture and postural control in male handball players

Evaluation parameter

Mean

Standard Deviation

Median

1.quartil

3.quartil

tolerance range lower limit

tolerance range upper limit

confidence interval lower limit

confidence interval upper limit

Upper body posture

 Spine parameter

  Trunk length D (mm)

505.98

26.14

508.13

490.46

524.15

452.97

551.34

500.56

511.39

  Trunk length S (mm)

546.42

27.97

546.00

529.48

565.98

498.25

599.30

540.63

552.21

  Sagittal trunk decline (°)

−4.22

2.07

− 4.00

−5.70

−3.00

−8.75

−0.58

−4.65

− 3.79

  Frontal trunk decline (°)

−0.65

1.07

−0.80

−1.28

0.00

−3.00

1.97

−0.87

−0.43

  Axis decline (°)

−0.40

1.85

−0.40

−1.53

0.60

−4.00

3.80

−0.78

−0.01

  Thoracic bending angle (°)

15.91

3.23

16.00

14.22

18.05

8.66

21.53

15.24

16.58

  Lumbar bending angle (°)

9.78

2.96

9.40

7.68

11.37

5.19

16.98

9.18

10.41

  Standard deviation lateral deviation (mm)

4.85

2.36

4.40

3.21

6.20

1.37

11.35

4.37

5.34

  Standard deviation rotation (°)

3.77

1.65

3.45

2.40

4.85

1.62

8.59

3.43

4.11

  Kyphosis angle (°)

47.04

8.27

47.25

41.11

52.95

30.94

63.99

45.33

48.76

  Lordosis angle (°)

35.57

10.29

35.00

28.91

42.55

15.05

57.95

33.44

37.70

 Shoulder parameter

  Scapular distance (mm)

198.93

22.93

200.13

181.95

216.20

159.20

240.79

194.78

203.67

  Scapular height (°)

−3.61

8.19

−4.50

−8.47

1.84

−19.43

12.37

−5.03

−1.91

  Scapular rotation (°)

1.08

2.74

1.32

−0.69

3.00

−5.51

6.14

0.51

1.64

  Scapular angle left (°)

25.95

5.55

26.20

22.30

29.00

15.40

39.60

24.80

27.09

  Scapula angle right (°)

27.85

6.23

27.93

24.85

31.56

9.82

41.19

26.56

29.14

 Pelvis parameter

  Pelvis distance (mm)

111.17

19.23

111.70

95.13

124.56

76.60

153.62

107.19

115.15

  Pelvis height (°)

0.22

1.60

0.00

−1.00

1.00

−2.78

4.48

−0.11

0.55

  Pelvis torsion (°)

0.65

4.60

0.67

−1.71

2.60

−8.22

12.27

−0.31

1.60

  Pelvis rotation (°)

−0.78

3.05

−0.75

−2.60

1.40

−7.23

5.61

−1.41

−0.15

Postural control

 Percentage body weight distribution (%)

  Left

49.45

4.35

49.37

47.00

52.40

41.35

58.65

48.55

50.35

  Right

50.55

4.34

50.63

47.60

53.00

41.35

58.65

49.64

51.44

  Forefoot left

36.95

9.43

37.09

30.63

43.18

15.62

54.89

34.99

38.90

  Forefoot right

38.33

11.48

37.10

31.98

44.05

18.99

65.32

35.95

40.71

  Rearfoot left

62.51

8.94

62.66

56.17

68.97

44.98

82.06

60.65

64.36

  Rearfoot right

60.59

11.29

62.53

54.95

67.66

32.08

79.59

58.27

62.91

 Force parameter (N)

  Total force

816.50

133.57

804.60

726.45

908.75

602.68

1167.83

788.84

844.16

  Force left foot

404.00

81.65

393.54

345.43

457.19

276.90

621.81

387.09

420.92

  Force right foot

412.50

67.53

407.16

366.71

457.00

295.92

540.75

398.51

426.49

 Pressure parameter (N/cm2)

  Maximal pressure

14.21

3.88

13.45

11.28

16.00

8.04

23.21

13.40

15.01

  Left foot

13.24

4.05

12.80

10.21

15.33

6.13

22.14

12.40

14.08

  Right foot

12.61

3.25

12.36

10.67

14.00

7.27

20.81

11.94

13.28

  Forefoot left

6.85

2.42

6.09

5.20

8.00

4.07

13.90

6.34

7.34

  Forefoot right

7.21

2.67

6.60

5.17

8.40

4.00

14.27

6.66

7.76

  Rearfoot left

12.97

4.19

12.61

10.18

15.33

6.13

22.14

12.10

13.84

  Rearfoot right

12.03

3.58

12.00

9.21

13.90

5.83

20.81

11.29

12.77

 Covered area (cm2)

  Covered area left foot

107.28

16.31

107.10

93.86

120.69

77.04

143.67

103.90

110.67

  Covered area right foot

111.43

15.07

112.11

99.85

123.13

85.44

142.61

108.31

114.55

  Total covered area

218.61

30.24

217.40

191.90

241.55

165.76

284.34

212.35

224.88

 Ellipse

  Large half axis (mm)

2.59

1.24

2.25

1.81

3.00

1.20

5.41

2.32

2.84

  Small axis (mm)

0.81

0.38

0.80

0.58

1.00

0.00

1.60

0.73

0.89

  Angle (°)

0.69

19.65

−0.61

−14.09

14.95

−33.13

51.70

−3.38

4.75

  Area (mm2)

7.93

10.27

5.39

3.76

8.75

2.00

22.25

5.81

10.06

 CoP (Centre of Pressure)

  Lenght (mm)

26.08

4.29

25.00

23.25

28.00

20.60

37.14

25.20

16.97