Research Article
Elder Chinese Martial Art Practitioners Have Higher Radial Bone Strength, Hand-Grip Strength, and Better Standing Balance Control
Table 2
Between-group comparison of radial bone strength, hand-grip strength, and balance control.
| | VT group (mean ± SD) () | Control group (mean ± SD) () | P value | Effect size |
| Bone strength of distal radius (SOS T-score) | | | | | Dominant side | | | 0.015* | 0.176 | Nondominant side | | | 0.093 | 0.088 | Hand-grip strength | | | | | Dominant side, kg | | | 0.034* | 0.136 | Nondominant side, kg | | | 0.026* | 0.149 | Sensory organization test | | | | | Condition 1 ES | | | 0.037* | 0.137 | Condition 2 ES | | | 0.703 | 0.005 | Condition 3 ES | | | 0.083 | 0.097 | Condition 4 ES | | | 0.067 | 0.107 | Condition 5 ES | | | 0.108 | 0.084 | Condition 6 ES | | | 0.004* | 0.247 | Composite ES | | | 0.005* | 0.233 |
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Denotes a significant between-group difference (). Denotes a difference significant at when compared to the nondominant side.
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