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Table 2 LMM characteristics in female and male soccer players

From: The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players

PRONE

Female (n = 12)

Male (n = 15)

Right

Left

Right

Left

CSA (cm2)

7.83 ± 1.29

7.91 ± 1.24

9.84 ± 1.17

10.03 ± 1.35

CSA asymmetry (%)

2.61 ± 1.54

5.00 ± 3.03

EI

71.23 ± 17.79

70.71 ± 16.79

44.87 ± 14.87

44.91 ± 16.41

Thickness (cm)

 Rest

2.73 ± 0.42

2.79 ± 0.40

3.35 ± 0.47

3.38 ± 0.57

 Contracted

3.13 ± 0.43

3.19 ± 0.35

3.75 ± 0.48*

3.85 ± 0.47

 % change

15.14 ± 7.06

14.88 ± 6.55

12.48 ± 9.03

15.02 ± 10.39

STANDING

 CSA (cm2)

9.46 ± 1.81

9.63 ± 1.68

11.33 ± 1.50*

11.68 ± 1.66

 CSA asymmetry (%)

3.24 ± 3.25

3.93 ± 2.17

Thickness (cm)

 Rest

3.19 ± 0.37

3.24 ± 0.36

3.69 ± 0.60

3.74 ± 0.52

 Contracted

3.25 ± 0.42

3.25 ± 0.37

3.88 ± 0.61

3.87 ± 0.58

 % change

2.98 ± 3.91

1.65 ± 5.26

5.21 ± 4.85

3.51 ± 4.71

  1. bold = Significant difference (p < 0.05) between female and male players. * = Significant difference (p < 0.05) between right and left sides of female or male players