Table 1 Root mean square values of surface electromyography signals (RMS-EMG) of knee extensors during former and latter halves of the fatiguing task.
From: Sex difference in fatigability of knee extensor muscles during sustained low-level contractions
%RMS-EMG0–50 | %RMS-EMG50–100 | P value | Effect size (Partial η2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RF (%) | M | 42.0 ± 16.3 | 51.5 ± 17.4 | ● interaction muscle × time × sex: 0.894 muscle × time: 0.008, muscle × sex: 0.121 time × sex: 0.803 ● main effect muscle: <0.001, time: <0.001, sex: 0.005 ● multiple comparison “muscle × time” RF vs VL: 0.006 (0–50), 0.001 (50–100) RF vs VM: 0.001 (0–50), 0.030 (50–100) VL vs VM: <0.001 (0–50), <0.001 (50–100) 0–50 vs 50–100: <0.001 (RF), <0.001 (VL), <0.001 (VM) | 0.003 0.126, 0.053 0.002 0.402, 0.644, 0.181 |
W | 69.2 ± 43.7 | 77.1 ± 43.2 | |||
VL (%) | M | 56.5 ± 9.3 | 70.2 ± 14.9 | ||
W | 79.7 ± 34.1 | 92.6 ± 35.9 | |||
VM (%) | M | 29.8 ± 10.7 | 44.0 ± 17.2 | ||
W | 37.7 ± 15.2 | 52.0 ± 23.3 | |||
