Association between muscle strength, upper extremity fatigue resistance, work ability and upper extremity dysfunction in a sample of workers at a tertiary hospital

Table 4 Values of Spearman correlation coefficient (rho) of upper extremity muscle strength with fatigue resistance test and self-report questionnaires

Mean Torque Peak	QuickDASH-Br	Work Ability Index	FIT-HaNSA
Shoulder
Abduction	−0.34	0.19	0.49
Abduction	0.08	0.34	0.01*
Adduction	−0.18	−0.01	0.40
Adduction	0.36	0.92	0.03*
Internal Rotation	−0.32	0.10	0.44
Internal Rotation	0.09	0.58	0.02*
External Rotation	−0.36	0.14	0.33
External Rotation	0.06	0.48	0.08
Elbow
Flexion	−0.35	0.20	0.38
Flexion	0.07	0.31	0.05*
Extension	−0.05	−0.18	0.24
Extension	0.80	0.3	0.22
Hand grip	−0.52	0.31	0.68
Hand grip	0.00	0.10	0.00*

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