Table 1 Participant demographics.

From: The effect of fatigue on electromechanical response times in basketball players with and without persistent low back pain

Variable

CLBP (N = 12)

Non-CLBP (N = 12)

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

23.8 ± 1.8

23.5 ± 2.2

0.241

height(cm)

183.9 ± 6.7

188.0 ± 7.8

0.264

Body Mass (kg)

79.6 ± 8.9

87.0 ± 10.2

0.227

BMI (kg.m2 )

23.4 ± 1.3

24.5 ± 1.1

0.498

PHR (bpm)

139.8 ± 1.9

142.9 ± 1.0

0.134

Intensity of fatigue (RPEs)

7.2 ± 0.6

6.8 ± 0.5

0.103

VAS (mm)

7.9 ± 0.6

N/A

–

ODI (pts)

22.9 ± 11.9

N/A

–

  1. BMI Body Mass Index, PHR Peak Heart Rate, RPEs Rate of Perceived Exertion scale, VAS Visual Analogue Scale of current pain, ODI Oswestry Disability Index.
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