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Table 2 Results of the general univariate linear model for the main effect of BMD and Level of task on the PRMS and TPRMS

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

PRMS (normalized to MVIC in percent)

BMD condition

Level of reaching

BMD* level of reaching

F Statistic

P-Value

F Statistic

P-Value

F Statistic

P-Value

 

Reaching Phase

Vastus Lateralis

7.32

0.010*

2.11

0.153

0.007

0.934

Biceps femoris

0.178

0.676

2.37

0.130

0.131

0.719

Tibialis Anterior

0.89

0.766

1.26

0.267

0.003

0.958

Gastrocnemius Lateralis

2.60

0.114

2.19

0.146

0.530

0.818

TPRMS(s)

 

Vastus Lateralis

0.41

0.525

12.11

0.001*

2.18

0.147

Biceps femoris

5.33

0.026*

3.73

0.060

0.550

0.462

Tibialis Anterior

6.55

0.014*

1.17

0.285

1.94

0.170

Gastrocnemius Lateralis

2.69

0.108

8.22

0.006*

1.04

0.312

PRMS (normalized to MVIC in percent)

Transporting Phase

Vastus Lateralis

11.39

0.002*

4.69

0.036*

0.150

0.701

Biceps femoris

1.06

0.307

9.08

0.004*

0.002

0.969

Tibialis Anterior

0.005

0.203

1.014

0.319

0.302

0.585

Gastrocnemius Lateralis

14.74

 < 0.001*

0.003

0.956

0.026

0.873

TPRMS(s)

   

Vastus Lateralis

0.24

0.624

10.87

0.002*

0.053

0.818

Biceps femoris

5.18

0.028*

6.57

0.014*

3.83

0.057

Tibialis Anterior

7.15

0.010*

16.39

 < 0.001*

1.024

0.317

Gastrocnemius Lateralis

21.62

 < 0.001*

10.77

0.002*

1.01

0.320

  1. *Significant effect, BMD Bone mineral density, PRMS the peak root mean square, TPRMS time to the peak root mean square