| Anthropometric measurements |
Men |
Women |
p-value |
| |
Mean (SD) (95% CI) |
| (R) Elbow breadth (mm) |
7.13 (0.77) (6.67-7.60) |
6.46 (0.71) (6.22-6.71) |
0.007** |
| (L) Elbow breadth (mm) |
7.02 (0.69) (6.60-7.43) |
6.45 (0.68) (6.20-6.70) |
0.02* |
| (R) Elbow circumference at elbow joint (cm) |
25 (2) (24-27) |
23 (2) (22-24) |
0.0004** |
| (L) Elbow circumference at elbow joint (cm) |
25 (2) (24-26) |
23 (3) (22-23) |
0.0003** |
| (R) Elbow circumference at 5cm above the elbow joint (cm) |
27 (3) (25-29) |
25 (2) (24-26) |
0.004** |
| (L) Elbow circumference at 5cm above the elbow joint (cm) |
27 (4) (25-29) |
25 (2) (24-25) |
0.007** |
| (R) Elbow circumference at 5 cm below the elbow joint (cm) |
26 (2) (25-27) |
23 (2) (22-24) |
<0.0001** |
| (L) Elbow circumference at 5 cm below the elbow joint (cm) |
26 (2) (25-27) |
23 (2) (22-23) |
<0.0001** |
| (R) Arm length (cm) |
71 (4) (68-73) |
65 (3) (64-67) |
<0.0001** |
| (L) Arm length (cm) |
71 (4) (69-74) |
66 (3) (65-67) |
0.0001** |
*trending toward significant difference
**denotes significant difference (p<0.01)
Key: CI, confidence interval; cm(s), centimetre(s); (L), left; LE,
Lateral epicondylalgia; mm, millimetres; (R), right; SD, standard
deviation |
