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. 2010 Apr 15;108(6):1711–1718. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01175.2009

Table 2.

Material coefficients for the axillary pouch and posterior region

C1, MPa
C2
Women Men Combined Women Men Combined
Axillary pouch
    Average 0.23 ± 0.12 0.28 ± 0.39 0.25 ± 0.28 7.7 ± 3.0 8.2 ± 4.1 7.97 ± 3.5
    Range 0.09–0.48 0.08–1.35 0.08–1.35 4.1–11.8 2.7–13.4 2.67–13.4
Posterior region
    Average 0.34 ± 0.20 0.49 ± 0.26 0.42 ± 0.24 7.2 ± 3.0 7.8 ± 2.9 7.50 ± 2.9
    Range 0.15–0.64 0.17–0.87 0.15–0.87 4.3–13.6 4.3–13.0 4.25–13.6

Values for averages are means ± SD. C1 and C2 are material coefficients.