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Table 1 Anthropometric and demographic characteristics and MVIC in two groups; Mean (SD)

From: Different muscle strategy during head/knee level of functional reaching-transporting task to decrease falling probability in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Variables

Osteoporotic (n = 12)

Non-osteoporotic (n = 12)

P-Value

Age (years)

60.33 (7.03)

58 (5.39)

0.372

BMI (kg/m2)

25.04 (1.53)

26.32 (2.21)

0.062

T-score

 Hip T-score

-1.89 (0.53)

1.37 (0.58)

0.034*

 Spine T-score

-2.99 (0.44)

1.53 (0.39)

0.042*

 FES

49 (12.01)

24.58 (7.91)

0.001*

Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (Kg)

 Tibialis anterior

4.44 (0.57)

4.95 (0.62)

0.048*

 Gastrocnemius lateralis

4.36 (1.33)

5.35 (0.79)

0.039*

 Biceps femoris

4.93 (1.22)

7.39 (0.51)

 < 0.001*

 Vastus Lateralis

8.9 (0.77)

8.1 (1.62)

0.126

  1. * Significant difference between two groups (P ≤ 0.05). BMI Body Mass Index, FES Fall Efficacy Scale
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