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Table 2 Outcomes for the 6 (age: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) × 2 (side: throwing arm, non-throwing arm) analysis of variance with repeated measure on side

From: Side differences of upper quarter Y balance test performance in sub-elite young male and female handball players with different ages

Measure

13 years (n = 25)

14 years (n = 32)

15 years (n = 49)

16 years (n = 34)

17 years (n = 33)

18 years (n = 17)

p value (ηp2)

TA

NTA

TA

NTA

TA

NTA

TA

NTA

TA

NTA

TA

NTA

Age

Side

MD (% AL)

109.2 ± 11.5

108.3 ± 8.5

110.6 ± 9.0

109.5 ± 8.7

107.7 ± 9.4

105.6 ± 9.9

106.6 ± 18.4

105.3 ± 17.1

97.9 ± 19.9

96.4 ± 17.5

98.8 ± 23.3

97.2 ± 23.6

.002 (.10)

.004* (.04)

IL (% AL)

99.1 ± 10.6

98.3 ± 14.0

108.1 ± 11.7

104.5 ± 13.1

99.3 ± 11.8

99.5 ± 13.0

109.1 ± 17.9

107.2 ± 18.2

105.9 ± 19.3

104.9 ± 19.7

108.9 ± 17.3

107.4 ± 16.4

.025 (.07)

.034* (.02)

SL (% AL)

77.8 ± 11.0

78.4 ± 12.9

83.5 ± 8.8

80.4 ± 9.8

84.7 ± 11.6

83.2 ± 11.6

87.0 ± 10.9

85.2 ± 11.4

85.1 ± 12.5

83.7 ± 12.8

92.2 ± 10.7

89.0 ± 10.9

.006 (.09)

.010* (.04)

CS (% AL)

95.4 ± 8.8

95.0 ± 10.0

100.6 ± 8.2

98.0 ± 8.4

97.2 ± 8.4

96.1 ± 9.4

100.9 ± 8.9

99.2 ± 10.0

96.3 ± 8.5

95.0 ± 8.4

100.0 ± 7.1

97.9 ± 8.0

.112 (.05)

 < .001* (.07)

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. Figures in brackets are effect sizes (ηp2) with .02 ≤ ηp2 ≤ .12 indicating small, .13 ≤ ηp2 ≤ .25 indicating medium, and ηp2 ≥ .26 indicating large effects
  2. AL arm length, CS composite score, Il inferolateral, MD medial, NTA non-throwing arm, SL superolateral, TA throwing arm
  3. Significant age difference
  4. *Significant side difference