Table 5. Time spent at different EMG intensities (relative to isometric MVC) in normal daily life for women and men.

	Women (n = 44)		Men (n = 40)		All (n = 84)		All (n = 84)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
EMGMVC: time (%)							Time (mm∶ss)
0–1%	53.3	18.6	55.9	15.3	54.5	17.0	361∶39	126∶20
1–2%	13.0	6.1	14.3	8.6	13.6	7.3	91∶11	51∶32
2–3%	6.6	3.7	6.2	4.1	6.4	3.9	42∶48	27∶54
3–4%	4.4	2.8	3.6	2.2	4.0	2.5	26∶37	17∶15
4–5%	2.9	1.4	2.7	1.7	2.8	1.5	18∶51	10∶17
0–5%	80.2	13.1	82.8	10.5	81.4	11.9	541∶06	120∶08
5–10%	8.3	5.0	8.0	6.0	8.2	5.5	53∶44	34∶19
10–20%	6.1	3.6	5.4	3.1	5.8	3.4	38∶10	21∶53
20–30%	2.5	2.1	2.0	1.6	2.2	1.9	14∶40	11∶28
30–40%	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.1	07∶01	06∶30
40–50%	0.7*	0.7	0.4*	0.4	0.6	0.6	03∶53	03∶40
50–60%	0.4*	0.4	0.2*	0.2	0.3	0.4	01∶59	02∶14
60–70%	0.2*	0.3	0.1*	0.2	0.2	0.2	01∶07	01∶23
70–80%	0.1*	0.2	0.1*	0.1	0.1	0.1	00∶40	00∶53
80–90%	0.1*	0.1	0.0*	0.1	0.1	0.1	00∶25	00∶36
90–100%	0.1*	0.1	0.0*	0.1	0.0	0.1	00∶16	00∶25
≥100%	0.1*	0.2	0.1*	0.2	0.1	0.2	00∶38	01∶16

Time expressed as percentage from total measurement time and as minutes and seconds.

Significant difference between genders are expressed as

^*p<0.05.