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Table 1 Characteristics of the male and female subjects

From: The effect of different lumbar belt designs on the lumbopelvic rhythm in healthy subjects

 

Males (n = 10)

Females (n = 10)

T-test

 

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

P value

Age (yr)

26

(8)

27

(11)

0.551

Height (m)

1.80

(0.06)

1.68

(0.07)

0.007

Mass (kg)

80

(13)

65

(10)

0.024

BMI (kg/m2)

25

(3)

23

(3)

0.286

Spine length*

0.449

(0.034)

0.393

(0.021)

0.002

Extensible belt upper edge at …†

T12 [T11-T12]

T11 [T9-T12]

/

N-extensible belt upper edge at …†

T12 [T11-T12]

T11 [T9-T12]

/

Thoracic sensor upper edge at …†

T9 [T8-T9]

T8 [T7-T9]

/

  1. *:C7 spinous process height minus L5 spinous process height; †: spinous process touched by the upper edge of the belt or upper edge of the thoracic inertial sensor, reported as mean [min-max].
  2. Significant P values are identified in bold characters.