Table 4. EMG volume and rate indicators from normal daily life for women and men presented relative to isometric MVC (±SD).
| Women (n = 44) | Men (n = 40) | All (n = 84) | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| EMG volume indicators | ||||||
| Average amplitude (% EMGMVC) | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Average burst amplitude (% EMGMVC) | 5.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Total area (% EMGMVC * s) | 148 885 | 89 116 | 116 089 | 73 100 | 133 268 | 83 046 |
| Time over 50% EMGMVC (min) | 6.4* | 7.1 | 3.7* | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| Activity time (min) | 229 | 86 | 200 | 84 | 215 | 86 |
| EMG rate indicators | ||||||
| Number of bursts | 13 410* | 3 549 | 11 591* | 4 331 | 12 544 | 4 021 |
| Average burst duration (s) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Burst rate (bps) | 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.15 |
Significant difference between genders are expressed as
*
p<0.05.