Table 2 Activation level of pelvic floor muscles (mV) variables.

From: Modified lumbo-pelvic exercise to alleviate mild stress urinary incontinence in middle-aged females

 

Week

Experimental (N = 13)

Control (N = 11)

p-value

Time

Group

Interaction

Rectus abdominis—left

0

0.13 ± 0.13

0.19 ± 0.18

0.139

0.053

0.139

16

0.05 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.18

Rectus abdominis—right

0

0.13 ± 0.11

0.09 ± 0.06

0.498

0.413

0.001

16

0.06 ± 0.05

0.14 ± 0.06

Gluteus maximus—left

0

0.21 ± 0.13

0.24 ± 0.21

0.690

0.046

0.308

16

0.16 ± 0.08

0.26 ± 0.26

Gluteus maximus—right

0

0.32 ± 0.23

0.23 ± 0.22

0.027

0.519

0.170

16

0.22 ± 0.13

0.20 ± 0.25

Gracilis—left

0

0.31 ± 0.34

0.42 ± 0.31

0.194

0.204

0.984

16

0.17 ± 0.07

0.28 ± 0.20

Gracilis—right

0

0.15 ± 0.15

0.39 ± 0.32

0.371

0.008

0.453

16

0.16 ± 0.11

0.51 ± 0.48

  1. Significant values are in bold.