Table 3 MANCOVA analysis for the factor “groups” (A) and for the covariate “age” (B).

From: Young basketball players have better manual dexterity performance than sportsmen and non-sportsmen of the same age: a cross-sectional study

(A) Dependent variables

Factor “groups”

p-value

SG (mean ± SD)

BG (mean ± SD)

nSG (mean ± SD)

d Grooved Pegboard test

155 ± 58.9

123 ± 14.6

140 ± 24

0.00**

nd Grooved Pegboard test

155 ± 39.8

136 ± 20.7

159 ± 41.6

0.02*

d Handgrip test

21.5 ± 6.12

32.4 ± 11.7

25.1 ± 12.2

 < 0.001***

nd Handgrip test

20.1 ± 5.51

29.8 ± 11.6

23.4 ± 11.4

0.00**

d Coin rotation task

14.5 ± 1.99

15.2 ± 2.49

14.6 ± 2.52

0.40

nd Coin rotation task

12.8 ± 2.15

13.9 ± 2.31

13.2 ± 2.47

0.18

(B) Covariate

Dependent variables

p-value

  

Age

d Grooved Pegboard test

0.17

  

nd Grooved Pegboard test

0.19

  

d Handgrip test

0.00**

  

nd Handgrip test

 < 0.001***

  

d Coin rotation task

0.51

  

nd Coin rotation task

0.01*

  
  1. d dominant limb, nd non-dominant limb, SG sports group, BG basketball group, nSG non-sports group, SD standard deviation; significances for MANCOVA: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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