Table 5.
Changes in abdominal strength and endurance over the course of the study. Data are means (±SD).
Variables
Groups
Pre-test
4 Week
8 Week
Abdominal Strength (N·m)
Stimulation
Males
75.5 (27.3)
99.9 (25.4)
*
#
119.3 (25.0)
*
#
Females
37.6 (13.6)
51.5 (15.7)
*
59.0 (12.7)
*
#
Overall
56.6 (28.7)
75.8 (32.2)
*
#
89.2 (36.4)
*
#
Control
Males
78.4 (17.4)
82.2 (16.9)
84.9 (19.1)
Females
41.1 (10.7)
45.6 (8.5)
45.6 (9.8)
Overall
59.7 (23.8)
63.9 (22.9)
65.2 (25.1)
Abdominal Endurance (repetitions)
Stimulation
Males
39 (20)
61 (40)
80 (53)
*
#
Females
31 (11)
43 (10)
60 (27)
*
#
Overall
35 (16)
52 (30)
*
#
70 (42)
*
#
Control
Males
34 (17)
36 (16)
44 (17)
Females
29 (14)
29 (14)
38 (15)
Overall
32 (15)
32 (14)
41 (16)
*
* Significantly different than Pre-test (p<.05)
# Change for the Stimulation group is significantly different than the Control group at the same time point (p<.05)