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Table 3 Mean ranks of component and total FMS scores by gender and by qualification

From: A functional movement screen profile of an Australian state police force: a retrospective cohort study

 

Female Recruits (n = 250)

Female Officers (n = 107)

Male Recruits (n = 573)

Male Officers (n = 582)

Overhead Squat

173.90

190.92

575.49

580.47

Hurdle Step

171.02

197.64

544.60*

610.89

Inline Lunge

176.87

183.98

570.28

585.60

Shoulder Mobility

186.48

161.52

668.90*

488.51

Active Straight Leg Raise

177.34

182.88

554.64

601.00

Trunk Stability Push Up

190.60*

151.91

610.08*

546.42

Rotary Stability

178.88

179.28

608.20*

548.26

FMS Total Score

182.47 (Mean ± SD 15.37 ± 2.04)

170.88 (Mean ± SD 14.93 ± 2.92)

607.25 (Mean ± SD 15.18 ± 1.99)

549.20 (Mean ± SD 14.50 ± 2.97)

  1. Significant difference between Recruits and Officers of equivalent gender, based on results of Mann–Whitney U tests, *p ≤ .001
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