112191 20240122154815.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph19095119 sideral 128324 ART-2022-128324 eng Pradas, Francisco Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6829-0775 Analysis of specific physical fitness in high-level table tennis players—sex differences 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted : Table tennis performance depends on multiple factors such as technique, tactics and fitness. Several studies have focused on investigating different technical-tactical variables. However, research analysing the specific physical qualities of this sport is scarce, particularly in the female sex. The aim of the present study was to assess the physical fitness variables associated with individual performance in elite table tennis players according to sex. Forty-eight elite players divided into males (n = 24; 25.38 ± 4.01 years) and females (n = 24; 22.33 ± 3.83 years) participated in the study. To determine physical fitness, participants performed vertical jump, hand grip strength, ergospirometry and lateral displacement tests (reaction time, displacement time and lateral acceleration). Male players showed higher values in vertical jump, hand grip strength and maximum oxygen consumption (p < 0.001). Likewise, male players moved laterally faster (p < 0.001). On the other hand, female players had a better reaction time towards the dominant side (p < 0.01). Elite male table tennis players showed better physical fitness compared to female players. Due to the scarcity of data on elite table tennis players, these results can serve as reference values for different table tennis practitioners. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MEC/10-UPB10-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.828 2022 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2022 Q2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2022 Q2 Pollution 2022 Q2 5.4 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Toro-Román, Víctor de la Torre, Ana Moreno Azze, Alejandro Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7652-2866 Gutiérrez-Betancur, Juan Francisco Ortega-Zayas, Miguel Ángel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7540-5737 3001 187 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp. Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal 19, 9 (2022), 5119 [11 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 398072 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/112191/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2813276 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/112191/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:112191 articulos driver 2024-01-22-15:40:13 ARTICLE