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Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics given as mean (SD)

From: Ankle dorsi- and plantar-flexion torques measured by dynamometry in healthy subjects from 5 to 80 years

Age (years)

Sex

n

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

Percentage of body fat mass (%)

Left ankle dorsi-flexion (Nm)

Right ankle dorsi-flexion (Nm)

Left ankle plantar-flexion (Nm)

Right ankle plantar-flexion (Nm)

5-9

F

12

127.8 (10.4)

28.3 (7.8)

24.0 (4. 5)

8.2 (2.9)

8.8 (3.0)

39.0 (5.6)

40.2 (6.4)

M

15

118.0 (8.3)

22.8 (4.6)

14.1 (4.7)

5.6 (2.0)

6.3 (2.3)

33.3 (8.9)

36.4 (12.1)

10-14

F

9

154.1 (11.2)

44.1 (11.5)

23.6 (3.9)

16.6 (3.8)

16.8 (4.6)

79.2 (31.9)

83.4 (30.6)

M

11

155.5 (10.4)

44.8 (9.9)

16.7 (4.5)

15.8 (6.2)

19.0 (6.0)

81.3 (28.3)

89.4 (31.5)

15-19

F

15

164.6 (5.0)

59.4 (11.4)

26.3 (6.1)

23.8 (6.9)

24.8 (7.2)

102.0 (20.9)

104.4 (26.0)

M

10

182.0 (6.7)

74.9 (15.8)

15.4 (7.2)

37.5 (13.1)

37.4 (11.9)

120.8 (35.4)

131.3 (29.4)

20-29

F

32

167.2 (6.7)

64.4 (15.9)

29.6 (6.8)

23.9 (6.7)

24.9 (7.8)

103.7 (19.4)

106.9 (23.2)

M

27

177.8 (4.9)

74.9 (10.3)

17.3 (5.7)

39.5 (10.5)

41.9 (9.9)

121.9 (25.7)

131.0 (26.2)

30-39

F

31

164.5 (5.8)

62.8 (10.1)

28.5 (7.9)

24.4 (5.6)

26.6 (6.2)

107.1 (23.2)

113.7 (19.8)

M

32

176.5 (6.6)

76.4 (12.9)

18.7 (7.2)

34.3 (9.8)

34.5 (8.5)

116.6 (25.7)

123.2 (28.1)

40-49

F

32

163.8 (5.0)

62.4 (8.9)

28.5 (8.3)

25.0 (6.2)

24.9 (6.3)

98.4 (20.9)

102.6 (21.7)

M

26

176.4 (6.1)

77.3 (12.9)

17.9 (5.5)

39.8 (9.2)

40.6 (9.7)

118.5 (26.3)

132.1 (25.5)

50-59

F

29

162.2 (6.1)

63.9 (10.7)

29.8 (7.6)

23.4 (5.2)

23.5 (5.7)

86.3 (20.2)

97.8 (21.9)

M

11

178.3 (7.4)

78.8 (10.2)

19.0 (4.6)

39.7 (8.6)

40.5 (7.0)

113.2 (10.5)

116.5 (21.4)

60-69

F

21

160.2 (7.3)

62.8 (10.6)

29.8 (6.8)

21.3 (5.4)

19.2 (4.4)

90.2 (25.6)

96.2 (23.6)

M

11

172.7 (6.8)

84.7 (13.0)

24.2 (5.5)

31.6 (9.3)

35.1 (11.8)

104.6 (29.5)

112.6 (29.7)

70-80

F

17

161.3 (5.0)

62.8 (8.1)

28.8 (7.8)

21.4 (6.2)

20.9 (7.0)

75.6 (21.0)

83.7 (18.4)

 

M

5

173.2 (5.0)

84.3 (13.1)

22.8 (6.2)

39.5 (15.6)

38.2 (13.9)

117.5 (21.9)

112.3 (6.9)