Table 2.
Muscle activity (sEMG).
| ST (%) | DT (%) | Main effects | Interaction effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Exo | No fatigue | 14.9 ± 10.2 | 14.0 ± 9.5 | ST–DT F (1, 8) = 8.672, p = 0.019, η p2 = 0.520 Exo F (1, 8) = 4.849, p = 0.059, η p2 = 0.377 Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.398, p = 0.546, η p2 = 0.047 |
Task × Exo F (1, 8) = 0.003, p = 0.958, η p2 < 0.001 Task × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 1.296, p = 0.288, η p2 = 0.139 Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.109, p = 0.750, η p2 = 0.013 Task × Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.573, p = 0.470, η p2 = 0.067 |
| Fatigue | 16.2 ± 7.0 | 14.7 ± 7.1 | ||||
| No exo | No fatigue | 18.8 ± 13.8 | 18.5 ± 13.1 | |||
| Fatigue | 21.4 ± 11.8 | 19.2 ± 11.4 | ||||
| T | Exo | No fatigue | 23.4 ± 22.8 | 22.5 ± 25.6 | ST–DT F (1, 8) = 17.268, p = 0.003, η p2 = 0.683 Exo F (1, 8) = 1.537, p = 0.250, η p2 = 0.161 Fatigue F (1, 8) = 1.226, p = 0.300, η p2 = 0.133 |
Task × Exo F (1, 8) = 3.050, p = 0.119, η p2 = 0.276 Task × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.957, p = 0.357, η p2 = 0.107 Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.961, p = 0.356, η p2 = 0.107 Task × Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.853, p = 0.383, η p2 = 0.096 |
| Fatigue | 22.1 ± 17.1 | 22.1 ± 19.2 | ||||
| No exo | No fatigue | 47.5 ± 57.4 | 23.7 ± 25.3 | |||
| Fatigue | 26.4 ± 28.4 | 36.3 ± 45.7 | ||||
| ES | Exo | No fatigue | 20.6 ± 34.7 | 15.2 ± 21.0 | ST–DT F (1, 8) = 1.574, p = 0.245, η p2 = 0.164 Exo F (1, 8) = 0.666, p = 0.438, η p2 = 0.077 Fatigue F (1, 8) = 1.168, p = 0.311, η p2 = 0.127 |
Task × Exo F (1, 8) = 0.528, p = 0.488, η p2 = 0.062 Task × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.969, p = 0.354, η p2 = 0.108 Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 0.411, p = 0.539, η p2 = 0.049 Task × Exo × Fatigue F (1, 8) = 1.315, p = 0.285, η p2 = 0.141 |
| Fatigue | 12.8 ± 10.6 | 11.0 ± 7.3 | ||||
| No exo | No fatigue | 19.2 ± 30.9 | 15.6 ± 22.7 | |||
| Fatigue | 16.6 ± 21.1 | 12.1 ± 12.8 | ||||
D = M. deltoideus, T = M. trapezius, ES = M. erector spinae, ST = single task, DT = dual task, task = ST and DT, exo = exoskeleton.