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 3 Multiple pairwise comparison tests (post hoc tests) among different menstrual phases for grip strength, pinch strength, three finger, and lateral pinch strength for athletic and non-athletic group

p Value	Groups	Follicular phase vs ovulation phase	Follicular phase vs luteal phase	Ovulation phase vs luteal phase
Grip strength	Athletic group	0.05	0.999	0. 09
Grip strength	Non-athletic group	0.001	0.001	0.001
Pulp pinch strength	Athletic group	0.999	0.999	0.626
Pulp pinch strength	Non-athletic group	0.059	0.999	0.016
Three finger strength	Athletic group	0.006	0.999	0.002
Three finger strength	Non-athletic group	0.024	0.999	0.055
Lateral pinch strength	Athletic group	0.001	0.999	0.001
Lateral pinch strength	Non-athletic group	0.001	0.035	0.890

p Value probability value, SD Standard deviation; significant at alpha level < 0.05