| Table 5. Changes in abdominal strength and endurance over the course of the study. Data are means (±SD). |
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Variables |
Groups |
Pre-test |
4 Week |
8 Week |
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Abdominal |
Stimulation |
Males |
75.5 (27.3) |
99.9 (25.4) *# |
119.3 (25.0) *# |
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Strength |
Females |
37.6 (13.6) |
51.5 (15.7) * |
59.0 (12.7) *# |
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(N·m) |
Overall |
56.6 (28.7) |
75.8 (32.2) *# |
89.2 (36.4) *# |
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Control |
Males |
78.4 (17.4) |
82.2 (16.9) |
84.9 (19.1) |
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Females |
41.1 (10.7) |
45.6 (8.5) |
45.6 (9.8) |
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Overall |
59.7 (23.8) |
63.9 (22.9) |
65.2 (25.1) |
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Abdominal |
Stimulation |
Males |
39 (20) |
61 (40) |
80 (53) *# |
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Endurance |
Females |
31 (11) |
43 (10) |
60 (27) *# |
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(repetitions) |
Overall |
35 (16) |
52 (30) *# |
70 (42) *# |
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Control |
Males |
34 (17) |
36 (16) |
44 (17) |
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Females |
29 (14) |
29 (14) |
38 (15) |
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Overall |
32 (15) |
32 (14) |
41 (16) * |
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*
Significantly different than Pre-test (p<.05) |