Baseline and final measurements of strength (kg), with differences, in all dancers and controls, given as mean (SD)
| Baseline | Final | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle group | Dancers | Control | Dancers | Control | Dancers | Control |
| Statistics were conducted on measurements divided by corresponding subject body weight. | ||||||
| †Significant difference from baseline (p<0.001). | ||||||
| *Significant difference from controls (p<0.05). | ||||||
| **Significant difference from controls (p<0.01). | ||||||
| Hip flexors | 8.3 (2.0) | 9.3 (2.0) | 11.7 (3.3) | 12.6 (3.9) | 3.4 (3.2)† | 3.3 (4.3)† |
| Hip internal rotators | 3.1 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.3) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.6 (1.8) | 2.3 (1.8)†* | 1.4 (1.9)† |
| Hip external rotators | 2.7 (0.8)** | 3.8 (1.3) | 4.9 (1.5)* | 4.8 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.5)†** | 1.0 (2.2)† |
| Hip abductors | 4.5 (1.4) | 4.9 (1.8) | 6.1 (1.7)** | 5.7 (1.9) | 1.6 (2.1)†* | 0.8 (2.5)† |
| Hip adductors | 4.2 (1.6) | 5.2 (1.7) | 6.5 (1.5)** | 5.5 (1.7) | 2.3 (2.1)†** | 0.3 (2.6)† |