Hand grips strength in athletic and non-athletic girls at different phases of menstrual cycle: an observational case–control study

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between athletic and non-athletic groups

	Athletic group	Non-athletic group	MD	t Value	p Value	Sig
	\(\overline{{\text{X}} }\)± SD	\(\overline{{\text{X}} }\)± SD	MD	t Value	p Value	Sig
Age (years)	18.75 ± 2.51	19.5 ± 1.85	− 0.75	− 1.07	0.28	NS
Weight (kg)	64.95 ± 5.38	63.35 ± 6.17	1.6	0.87	0.38	NS
Height (cm)	168.30 ± 3.49	167.35 ± 4.42	0.95	0.75	0.45	NS
BMI (kg/m²)	22.63 ± 1.47	23.16 ± 2.05	− 0.53	− 0.92	0.36	NS

\(\overline{{\text{X}} }\), mean; BMI Body mass index, SD Standard deviation, MD Mean difference, t value unpaired t value, Sig Significant, p value probability value, NS Nonsignificant