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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Muscle function and fatigability of trunk flexors in males and females

  

Females (n = 18)

Males (n = 15)

Age

Years

24.3 ± 4.8

24.1 ± 6.6

Weight

kg

65.2 ± 12.6

73.1 ± 8.8*

Height

cm

166.6 ± 8.4

176.8 ± 7.6*

Body mass index

kg m−2

23.3 ± 3.5

23.1 ± 2.3

Body fat

%

32.5 ± 5.1

18.6 ± 5.7*

Lean mass in trunk

kg

20.0 ± 3.6

27.0 ± 3.2*

Trunk lean mass/height

kg/cm

0.12 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.02*

Self-reported physical activity over the preceding 12 months (data from 16 females and 14 males)

Met h week−1

44.7 ± 27.4

60.1 ± 39.9

Rectus abdominis muscle thickness (above umbilicus)

cm

1.0 ± 0.18

1.4 ± 0.36*

Rectus abdominis muscle thickness (below umbilicus)

cm

0.97 ± 0.13

1.3 ± 0.35*

  1. kg kilograms, cm centimeters, m meters, MET metabolic equivalents
  2. *p ≤ 0.05