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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for each measure used (slope of a regression line) for a given muscle for both the control (CG, n = 10) and the scoliotic group (SG, n = 6)

From: Assessment of the paraspinal muscles of subjects presenting an idiopathic scoliosis: an EMG pilot study

Mucles

Groups

 

Slope value measures (mean (SD))

  

RMS/Force

MF/Force

RMS/Time

MF/Time

L5 (L)

SC

0.80 (0.50)

-0.18 (0.38)

0.60 (0.46)

-1.04 (0.53)

 

CG

0.98 (0.53)

-0.24 (0.41)

0.54 (0.67)

-0.75 (0.82)

L5 (R)

SC

0.81 (0.48)

-0.21 (0.26)

0.83 (0.86)

-0.92 (0.92)

 

CG

0.99 (0,55)

-0.08 (0.59)

0.59 (0.68)

-1.12 (0.73)

L3 (L)

SC

0.83 (0.56)

-0.03 (0.33)

0.54 (0.41)

-0.31 (0.64)

 

CG

1.29 (0.82)

0.00 (0.17)

0.84 (1.28)

-0.28 (0.51)

L3 (R)

SC

0.67 (0.43)

-0.41 (0.24)

1.22 (1.17)

-0.70 (0.64)

 

CG

1.44 (1.42)

-0.10 (0.27)

0.90 (1.08)

-0.60 (0.57)

L1 (L)

SC

1.32 (0.81)

0.07 (0.31)

0.63 (0.72)

-0.52 (0.37)

 

CG

1.08 (0.46)

0.08 (0.19)

0.72 (1.01)

-0.57 (0.60)

L1 (R)

SC

1.26 (1.14)

-0.02 (0.22)

0.63 (0.46)

-0.38 (0.37)

 

CG

1.18 (0.66)

0.11 (0.18)

0.63 (0.74)

-0.48 (0.45)

T10 (L)

SC

0.68 (0.47)

0.10 (0.24)

0.86 (0.56)

-0.49 (0.19)

 

CG

0.87 (0.37)

0.16 (0.33)

0.58 (0.97)

-0.33 (0.38)

T10 (R)

SC

0.79 (0.64)

0.04 (0.30)

0.44 (0.39)

-0.49 (0.48)

 

CG

0.80 (0.41)

0.15 (0.22)

0.51 (0.92)

-0.23 (0.63)

  1. R/L: Right/Left; L5: Multifidus muscle; L3: Iliocostalis muscle; L1: Longissimus muscle; T10: Longissimus muscle