Sex Differences in Jump Capacity and Elastic Index in Table Tennis Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Measures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Male | Female | |
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Age (years) | 16.90 ± 0.79 | 16.95 ± 0.83 |
Body Mass (kg) | 71.20 ± 3.21 | 59.15 ± 3.13 |
Body Height (m) | 1.78 ± 4.46 | 1.67 ± 4.90 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 21.38 ± 1.83 | 21.65 ± 1.21 |
All Players | Confidence Intervals | Male | Confidence Intervals | Female | Confidence Intervals | p Value | ES | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMJ (cm) | 39.92 ± 3.33 | 38.86, 40.99 | 42.12 ± 2.72 | 40.85, 43.39 | 37.73 ± 2.29 | 36.65, 38.80 | <0.001 | 1.75 |
CMJD (cm) | 22.41 ± 2.96 | 21.46, 23.35 | 24.30 ± 2.57 | 23.10, 25.51 | 20.51 ± 1.95 | 19.60, 21.42 | <0.001 | 1.66 |
CMJND (cm) | 21.65 ± 2.81 | 20.75, 22.55 | 23.50 ± 2.36 | 22.39, 24.60 | 19.81 ± 1.85 | 18.94, 20.68 | <0.001 | 1.74 |
SJ (cm) | 33.85 ± 3.40 | 32.76, 34.93 | 36.38 ± 2.44 | 35.24, 37.53 | 31.31 ± 2.04 | 30.35, 32.27 | <0.001 | 2.25 |
SJD (cm) | 18.09 ± 2.36 | 17.33, 18.84 | 19.55 ± 2.16 | 18.54, 20.57 | 16.62 ± 1.49 | 15.92, 17.32 | <0.001 | 1.58 |
SJND (cm) | 17.35 ± 2.16 | 16.66, 18.04 | 18.71 ± 1.90 | 17.83, 19.60 | 15.98 ± 1.43 | 15.31, 16.66 | <0.001 | 1.62 |
HJ (cm) | 202.52 ± 11.61 | 198.81, 206.23 | 210.60 ± 9.29 | 206.26, 214.95 | 194.43 ± 7.25 | 191.04, 197.82 | <0.001 | 1.94 |
HJD (cm) | 178.71 ± 14.13 | 174.19, 183.22 | 189.45 ± 9.77 | 184.88, 194.02 | 167.96 ± 8.46 | 164.00, 171.92 | <0.001 | 2.35 |
HJND (cm) | 169.53 ± 15.07 | 164.71, 174.34 | 179.58 ± 11.87 | 174.02, 185.14 | 159.47 ± 10.60 | 154.51, 164.43 | <0.001 | 1.79 |
EI (%) | 18.16 ± 2.64 | 17.31, 19.00 | 15.79 ± 1.32 | 15.17, 16.41 | 20.52 ± 0.90 | 20.10, 20.94 | <0.001 | −4.19 |
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Picabea-Arburu, J.M.; Ozaeta-Beaskoetxea, E. Sex Differences in Jump Capacity and Elastic Index in Table Tennis Players. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2025, 10, 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020099
Picabea-Arburu JM, Ozaeta-Beaskoetxea E. Sex Differences in Jump Capacity and Elastic Index in Table Tennis Players. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2025; 10(2):99. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020099
Chicago/Turabian StylePicabea-Arburu, Jon Mikel, and Eñaut Ozaeta-Beaskoetxea. 2025. "Sex Differences in Jump Capacity and Elastic Index in Table Tennis Players" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 10, no. 2: 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020099
APA StylePicabea-Arburu, J. M., & Ozaeta-Beaskoetxea, E. (2025). Sex Differences in Jump Capacity and Elastic Index in Table Tennis Players. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 10(2), 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10020099