Table 5. IEMG during the stance phase (unit: %MVC).
175g 255g 335g 415g p-value
Vastus lateralis 31±0.09 30±0.08 37±0.17 34±0.19 0.315
Vastus medialis 31±0.05 27±0.03 28±0.04 30±0.06 0.114
Rectus femoris 23±0.09 22±0.08 22±0.08 24±0.10 0.206
Biceps femoris 47±0.14 49±0.25 50±0.21 57±0.26 0.458
Semitendinosus 40±0.10 37±0.12 41±0.12 48±0.08 0.073
Tibialis anterior 22±0.06 19±0.08 21±0.11 22±0.09 0.383
Gastrocnemius lateralis 45±0.05 45±0.07 49±0.07 53±0.06 0.005*
Gastrocnemius medialis 44±0.10 49±0.12 49±0.11 50±0.07 0.230
Soleus muscles 48±0.05 46±0.08 53±0.07 53±0.08 0.028*
* Significant differences (p<0.05) between shoes of different mass during the stance phase.