Table 5. EMG integral between age cohort in millivolts (mv) (mean ± SD).
|
First Five-Seconds |
Last Five-Seconds |
| MVIC |
Younger cohort |
2.52 ± 1.19* |
2.81 ± 1.44Z |
| Older cohort |
1.12 ± 0.836* |
1.34 ± 0.949Z |
| 10% MVIC |
Younger cohort |
0.257 ± 0.154 |
0.273 ± 0.166 |
| Older cohort |
0.228 ± 0.0914 |
0.261 ± 0.0913 |
| 60% MVICY |
Younger cohort |
1.94 ± 1.21 |
1.99 ± 1.11 |
| Older cohort |
1.15 ± 0.640 |
1.16 ± 0.646 |
* indicates p < 0.001,
Z indicated p < 0.005
Y indicates p < 0.05 for both the first and last-five seconds with data from both younger and older cohort combined. *; d = 1.38
Z; d = 1.23
