Sex and competitive status in ankle inversion-eversion range of motion of college students.
The effects of sex and competitive status (athlete vs nonathlete) on ankle inversion-eversion range of motion was investigated. 62 collegiate athletes and 36 collegiate nonathletes, both male and female, were tested. Analysis of variance showed significant (p<.05) main effects for sex but not competitive status or sex x competitive status. These results imply that college age women have more ankle rotational range of motion than men and that collegiate athletes in a group of various sports do not differ in ankle range of motion when compared to college nonathletes. Power in this sample did not permit definitive assessment.
Kovaleski
John E
JE
Department of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002, USA.
Hollis
Marcus J
MJ
Norell
Phillip M
PM
Vicory
James R
JR
Heitman
Robert J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000502:physiology*; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities