Side of the strongest muscle by sex
Sex | N | N (row %) | p Values* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ND | Equal | D | |||
FDI | |||||
Male | 107† | 7 (6.5) | 98 (91.6) | 2 (1.9) | 0.124 |
Female | 163 | 12 (7.4) | 139 (85.3) | 2 (7.4) | |
APB | |||||
Male | 107† | 7 (6.5) | 94 (87.0) | 7 (6.5) | 0.716 |
Female | 163 | 12 (7.4) | 144 (88.3) | 7 (4.3) | |
AT | |||||
Male | 107† | 10 (9.4) | 85 (79.4) | 12 (11.2) | 0.844 |
Female | 163 | 14 (8.6) | 134 (82.2) | 15 (9.2) | |
TS | |||||
Male | 106‡ | 1 (0.9) | 103 (97.2) | 2 (1.9) | 0.317 |
Female | 163 | 3 (1.8) | 151 (92.6) | 9 (5.5) |
*Two-sided Fisher's exact test.
†One missing value.
‡Two missing values.
APB, abductor pollicis brevis; AT, anterior tibialis; D, dominant side; FDI, first dorsal interosseous; N, number of tested patients; ND, non-dominant side; TS, triceps surae.