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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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BMC Women's Health

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