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. 2013 Jul 5;37:47–53. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2013-0024

Table 2 .

Mean, Standard Deviation, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient and CI confidence interval of the lower limb strength imbalance indices.

Parameters Mean ± SD P-value ICC 95% CI SEM (%) ±



Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 lower; upper MDC (%)
Unilateral hamstring quadriceps ratio right
Concentric at 60ºs −1 0.55 ± 0.08 0.58 ± 0.09 0.58 ± 0.08 0.012 .89 0.77; 0.95 4.7 ± 13.0
Isometric 0. 54 ± 0.11 0.58 ± 0.23 0.56 ± 0.21 0.496 .87 0.74; 0.94 13.8 ± 38.2
Eccentric at 60ºs −1 0.58 ± 0.11 0.56 ± 0.14 0.55 ± 0.11 0.326 .91 0.82; 0.96 5.6 ± 15.5
Qecc:Qconc at 60ºs −1 1.33 ± 0.22 1.35 ± 0.15 1.34 ± 0.28 0.790 .85 0.70; 0.93 8.1 ± 22.4
Hecc:Hconc at 60ºs −1 1.39 ± 0.19 1.29 ± 0.17 1.26 ± 0.22 0.008 .72 0.45; 0.87 8.3 ± 22.9
Hecc:Qconc at 60ºs −1 0.76 ± 0.14 0.75 ± 0.17 0.73 ± 0.19 0.519 .92 0.84; 0.96 6.9 ± 19.1
Unilateral hamstring quadriceps ratio left
Concentric at 60ºs −1 0.59 ± 0.09 0.60 ± 0.09 0.61 ± 0.10 0.319 .87 0.75; 0.94 6.1 ± 16.8
Isometric 0. 56 ± 0.12 0.56 ± 0.13 0.55 ± 0.14 0.953 .90 0.79; 0.95 7.8 ± 21.6
Eccentric at 60ºs −1 0.62 ± 0.14 0.60 ± 0.13 0.61 ± 0.10 0.442 .91 0.82; 0.96 4.8 ± 13.2
Qecc:Qconc at 60ºs −1 1.22 ± 0.17 1.25 ± 0.18 1.27 ± 0.17 0.199 .86 0.73; 0.94 5.1 ± 14.1
Hecc:Hconc at 60ºs −1 1.26 ± 0.18 1.23 ± 0.14 1.26 ± 0.18 0.551 .71 0.43; 0.87 7.6 ± 21.0
Hecc:Qconc at 60ºs −1 0.74 ± 0.11 0.73 ± 0.12 0.76 ± 0.11 0.115 .90 0.80; 0.95 4.5 ± 12.4
Bilateral quadriceps ratio
Concentric at 60ºs −1 0.96 ± 0.12 0.97 ± 0.13 0.96 ± 0.15 0.941 .81 0.63; 0.91 6.7 ± 18.5
Isometric 0. 92 ± 0.13 0.94 ± 0.18 0.98 ± 0.18 0.137 .85 0.71; 0.93 7.5 ± 20.7
Eccentric at 60ºs −1 0.89 ± 0.10 0.89 ± 0.13 0.92 ± 0.13 0.463 .71 0.43; 0.87 7.8 ± 21.6
Bilateral hamstring ratio
Concentric at 60ºs −1 1.05 ± 0.17 0.99 ± 0.12 1.01 ± 0.14 0.221 .63 0.26; 0.83 8.0 ± 22.1
Isometric 0. 95 ± 0.14 0.94 ± 0.18 1.00 ± 0.20 0.260 .73 0.47; 0.88 10.8 ± 29.9
Eccentric at 60ºs −1 0.95 ± 0.13 0.95 ± 0.13 1.01 ± 0.15 0.070 .66 0.33; 0.84 9.1 ± 25.2