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. 2024 Jun 28;15:1405473. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1405473

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.