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Table 2 Young adult (20–39 years) reference data for hip flexors and hip abductors strength (N) and muscle quality (N/kg) together with cutpoints equivalent to T scores of − 1.0 and − 2.0

From: Lower-limb muscle strength: normative data from an observational population-based study

 

Males (n = 89)

Females (n = 148)

Hip Flexors

Hip Abductors

Hip Flexors

Hip Abductors

Muscle strength

 Mean ± SD

342 ± 73

203 ± 49

200 ± 51

151 ± 56

 T score = − 1.0

269

154

149

98

 T score = − 2.0

196

105

96

40

Muscle qualitya

 Mean ± SD

35.7 ± 6.7

21.2 ± 4.7

30.9 ± 9.0

23.4 ± 8.5

 T score = − 1.0

29.0

16.5

21.9

14.9

 T score = − 2.0

22.4

11.8

13.0

6.4

  1. aMissing data: n = 3 females