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. 2026 Mar 10;11(1):116. doi: 10.3390/jfmk11010116
    Female Male Total
Protocol Variable Mean (SD) Median [IQR] Range (Min–Max) Mean (SD) Median [IQR] Range (Min–Max) Mean (SD) Median [IQR] Range (Min–Max)
Portable protocol session 1 VA (%) 85.98 (7.43) 85.36 [83.07–91.55] 72.87–95.90 93.99 (3.01) 94.50 [92.87–96.00] 87.42–98.45 90.78 (6.47) 93.17 [86.96–95.32] 72.87–98.45
MVC a (N) 726.86 (187.59) 769.25 [705.96–837.99] 293.93–881.54 1176.92 (172.48) 1136.00 [1087.41–1262.36] 955.98–1579.67 996.90 (285.24) 1040.73 [822.22–1139.95] 293.93–1579.67
Pain (/10) 0.75 (1.39) 0.00 [0.00–0.75] 0.00–3.00 0.67 (0.98) 0.00 [0.00–1.00] 0.00–3.00 0.70 (1.13) 0.00 [0.00–1.00] 0.00–3.00
Portable protocol session 2 VA (%) 91.11 (6.85) 90.69 [84.56–97.55] 82.85–99.93 94.80 (3.30) 95.24 [93.52–97.24] 88.13–98.80 93.32 (5.20) 94.36 [90.58–97.25] 82.85–99.93
MVC a (N) 876.49 (151.19) 899.14 [835.51–948.79] 556.67–1069.16 1220.31 (154.09) 1238.75 [1072.22–1335.18] 1015.14–1438.05 1082.79 (228.11) 1065.73 [932.84–1269.78] 556.67–1438.05
Pain (/10) 0.25 (0.71) 0.00 [0.00–0.00] 0.00–2.00 0.42 (0.67) 0.00 [0.00–1.00] 0.00–2.00 0.35 (0.67) 0.00 [0.00–0.25] 0.00–2.00
Laboratory protocol VA (%) 83.82 (10.47) 81.06 [78.34–92.39] 68.23–99.79 92.22 (5.94) 94.05 [93.41–95.10] 75.90–96.62 88.86 (8.86) 93.47 [81.88–94.48] 68.23–99.79
MVC a (N) 662.30 (201.30) 618.38 [520.27–797.41] 403.85–1017.33 965.17 (249.81) 950.07 [735.45–1152.96] 640.27–1341.33 844.02 (272.45) 804.12 [655.19–989.17] 403.85–1341.33
Pain (/10) 0.50 (1.41) 0.00 [0.00–0.00] 0.00–4.00 3.17 (2.62) 3.50 [0.00–5.25] 0.00–7.00 2.10 (2.55) 0.00 [0.00–4.00] 0.00–7.00
a Indicates data are normally distributed (Shapiro–Wilk test, p < 0.05); SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range 25th percentile to 75th percentile; min = minimum; max = maximum; VA = voluntary activation; % = percentage; MVC = maximal voluntary contraction; N = newtons.