Bicycle handlebar torque test | Bicycle steering track test | |||||
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With WG, mean (SD) | Without WG, mean (SD) | z (p value) | With WG, mean (SD) | Without WG, mean (SD) | z (p value) | |
Bold formatting indicates a statistically significant difference between the wearing and non-wearing of wrist guard conditions. | ||||||
*Based on negative rank indicates lower scores on tests with wrist guards and †based on positive rank indicates higher scores on tests with wrist guards; in the bicycle handlebar torque test a lower score indicates performance degradation, in the bicycle steering track test a lower score indicates improved performance. | ||||||
All subjects (n = 48) | 118.0 (69.7) | 123.3 (72.2) | −0.65* (0.519) | 1.28 (1.06) | 0.94 (1.00) | −2.47† (0.013) |
Sex | ||||||
Male (n = 25) | 143.3 (74.5) | 149.7 (77.0) | −0.31* (0.757) | 1.35 (1.09) | 1.05 (1.07) | −1.51† (0.131) |
Female (n = 23) | 90.51 (53.0) | 94.5 (55.0) | −0.63* (0.527) | 1.20 (1.04) | 0.82 (0.91) | −2.13† (0.033) |
Age (years) | ||||||
5 & 6 (n = 20) | 124.2 (72.3) | 122.3 (59.7) | −0.22† (0.823) | 1.56 (1.29) | 0.95 (1.24) | −2.37† (0.018) |
7 (n = 16) | 92.9 (62.4) | 99.6 (68.3) | −0.23* (0.820) | 0.90 (0.81) | 0.96 (0.96) | −1.17* (0.241) |
8 (n = 12) | 141.1 (69.7) | 156.4 (88.2) | −1.96* (0.050) | 1.33 (0.84) | 0.92 (0.59) | −2.02† (0.043) |
Hand length (cm) | ||||||
11.5–13.9 (n = 11) | 105.2 (90.7) | 103.6 (79.3) | −0.27† (0.790) | 1.39 (1.6) | 0.79 (1.29) | −2.12† (0.034) |
14.0–14.9 (n = 19) | 110.4 (52.6) | 105.7 (43.5) | −0.77† (0.445) | 1.04 (0.91) | 0.89 (0.96) | −0.82† (0.410) |
15.0–17.5 (n = 18) | 133.9 (72.3) | 153.8 (84.6) | −2.30* (0.022) | 1.44 (0.72) | 1.09 (0.86) | −1.34† (0.181) |