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Table 1 Mean muscle activity of five muscles during knee extension using Cybex (unit: µV)

From: Compression suits with and without films and their effects on EMG during isokinetic exercise

Muscles

Right/left leg

Base sportswear

Film-free compression suit

Film-welded compression suit

F

p

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

Rectus femoris (RF)

Right

99.06

(28.18)

113.10

(45.41)

110.92

(46.11)

.549

.598

Left

111.38

(19.11)AB

88.76

(16.17)A

121.74

(27.43)B

5.940

.031*

Vastus lateralis (VL)

Right

136.52

(40.60)

159.96

(48.70)

176.64

(38.34)

2.787

.121

Left

123.48

(24.56)

139.98

(28.75)

156.98

(32.88)

3.607

.084

Vastus medialis oblique (VMO)

Right

141.46

(32.52)A

157.08

(27.85)AB

191.98

(40.64)B

4.638

.046*

Left

147.00

(26.21)

145.56

(43.18)

176.20

(23.87)

1.311

.328

Semi tendinosus (SF)

Right

14.54

(2.40)

12.98

(4.40)

22.10

(26.75)

.502

.623

Left

17.60

(11.54)

11.72

(3.10)

11.96

(3.67)

.551

.599

Biceps femoris (BF)

Right

19.62

(7.67)

16.34

(8.47)

17.30

(5.28)

.857

.460

Left

22.55

(5.26)

21.86

(7.85)

25.44

(8.39)

1.414

.305

  1. A–BDifferent alphabet indicates significant difference by Tukey
  2. *p < .05