Table 3 Results of the Mann-Whitney test for differences in the maximal force levels between women and men with corresponding effect size r (Pearson’s correlation coefficient)
|  |  | Median MVC (IQR) [N] | Mann-Whitney test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle | Day | Men (n = 27) | Women (n = 30) | U value | p value | r |
Extensor | 1 | 180.17 (57.33) | 102.25 (35.50) | 36.0 | 0.000* | − 0.78‡ |
2 | 183.00 (54.00) | 105.75 (27.42) | 38.5 | 0.000* | − 0.78‡ | |
3 | 172.67 (56.50) | 105.75 (23.04) | 67.0 | 0.000* | − 0.72‡ | |
Flexor | 1 | 210.50 (100.33) | 108.08 (35.71) | 30.0 | 0.000* | − 0.79‡ |
2 | 218.67 (100.83) | 124.25 (41.75) | 66.0 | 0.000* | − 0.72‡ | |
3 | 231.83 (116.50) | 127.92 (50.83) | 58.0 | 0.000* | − 0.73‡ | |
Biceps | 1 | 326.83 (94.33) | 181.75 (47.67) | 2.0 | 0.000* | − 0.85‡ |
2 | 332.33 (87.33) | 190.75 (47.58) | 6.0 | 0.000* | − 0.84‡ | |
3 | 339.67 (79.67) | 193.33 (47.58) | 10.0 | 0.000* | − 0.84‡ | |
Triceps | 1 | 255.17 (84.83) | 143.58 (35.46) | 25.0 | 0.000* | − 0.80‡ |
2 | 274.00 (92.67) | 144.17 (53.08) | 49.0 | 0.000* | − 0.75‡ | |
3 | 285.33 (86.67) | 158.67 (49.92) | 33.0 | 0.000* | − 0.79‡ | |