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Table 3 Comparison between Male (N = 11, 22 sides) and Female (N = 9, 18 sides) trunk motions (in degrees)

From: Kinematic aspects of trunk motion and gender effect in normal adults

Motion

Value

Male

Female

Difference

P value

Trunk

Mean

-7.8 (5.0)

-13.0 (4.9)

5.2

0.002

Tilt (P)

Range

4.4 (2.4)

5.0 (1.7)

0.6

0.373

Trunk

Mean

-0.1 (2.6)

-0.0 (2.1)

0.0

0.954

Obliquity (P)

Range

11.6 (4.0)

14.8 (4.6)

3.1

0.026

Trunk

Mean

0.2 (2.2)

0.0 (2.4)

0.2

0.821

Rotation (P)

Range

13.9 (5.2)

14.1 (4.7)

0.2

0.598

Trunk

Mean

2.3 (2.4)

-3.1 (2.2)

5.4

<0.001

Tilt (G)

Range

4.0 (2.4)

3.9 (0.7)

0.1

0.922*

Trunk

Mean

-0.0 (1.2)

0.0 (1.5)

0.0

0.909

Obliquity (G)

Range

3.5 (1.4)

3.1 (1.3)

0.3

0.431

Trunk

Mean

-0.1 (2.1)

-0.0 (2.2)

0.1

0.914

Rotation (G)

Range

6.3 (1.7)

7.6 (3.8)

1.3

0.202

  1. *, nonparametric method (Mann-Whitney test)