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Differences between age\n                    groups were statistically evaluated by one-way analysis of variance and linear\n                    regression analysis. The results showed that the hop test asymmetry index (AI),\n                    Q\/Q, and H\/H strength ratios decreased from U15 to U17 and increased again at\n                    U19 (p=0.037, p=0.025, p=0.002). Regression analysis\n                    revealed that age significantly influenced the hop test AI (5%), Q\/Q strength\n                    ratio (5%), H\/H strength ratio (12%), and dominant leg H\/Q strength ratio (7%)\n                        (p&lt;0.05). Overall, this study shows that muscle strength\n                    imbalances in young soccer players differ both bilaterally and unilaterally with\n                    age. While bilateral strength differences were relatively balanced in the\n                    U15\u2013U17 age groups, a significant asymmetry was observed in the U19 group. 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