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Table 4 Grip strength and isometric wrist flexion strength in dominant and non-dominant arm (means ± SD)

From: Effects of backhand stroke styles on bone mineral content and density in postmenopausal recreational tennis players: a cross-sectional pilot investigation

 

OB

TB

SG

Effect size (f)

Grip strength (kg)

    

Dominant

29.04 ± 2.44a

26.89 ± 3.58

25.15 ± 4.92

0.44

Non-dominant

24.22 ± 3.59

24.54 ± 3.57

22.98 ± 4.80

0.17

Δ% (%)

21.56 ± 14.03ab

10.20 ± 10.60

10.36 ± 10.83

0.45

Wrist flexion (Nm)

    

Dominant

9.29 ± 1.63

8.43 ± 1.28

8.66 ± 2.45

0.07

Non-dominant

8.51 ± 1.59

8.01 ± 1.41

8.55 ± 2.07

0.15

Δ% (%)

10.72 ± 17.02

6.07 ± 11.52

1.06 ± 11.09

0.30

  1. One-handed backhand, OB; two-handed backhand, TB; swimmers’ group, SG
  2. aGreater than SG, bGreater than TB; p < 0.05
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