Table 5. EMG integral between age cohort in millivolts (mv) (mean ± SD).
First Five-Seconds
Last Five-Seconds
MVIC
Younger cohort
2.52 ± 1.19*
2.81 ± 1.44Z
Older cohort
1.12 ± 0.836*
1.34 ± 0.949Z
10% MVIC
Younger cohort
0.257 ± 0.154
0.273 ± 0.166
Older cohort
0.228 ± 0.0914
0.261 ± 0.0913
60% MVICY
Younger cohort
1.94 ± 1.21
1.99 ± 1.11
Older cohort
1.15 ± 0.640
1.16 ± 0.646
* indicates p < 0.001, Z indicated p < 0.005 Y indicates p < 0.05 for both the first and last-five seconds with data from both younger and older cohort combined. *; d = 1.38 Z; d = 1.23