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. 2006 Nov 20;3:26. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-3-26

Table 4.

Relationships between isometric quadriceps muscle strength and co-activation identified using Pearson's correlation co-efficients (r) for each group (* p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01)

Diagnostic group Extra-pyramidal UMN lesions LMN (sensory intact) LMN (sensory loss) Muscle disease
Isometric co-activation r = -0.09 r = -0.3 r = -0.4 r = -0.1 r = -0.7 **
Co-activation during STS r = -0.06 r = -0.7 * r = 0.06 r = 0.4 r = -0.4