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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sports Sci. 2014 Feb 28;32(12):1176–1185. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2014.889845

Table 1.

Descriptive summary of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) for urodynamic and aerobic activities

ACTIVITY N Range
Maximal
IAP
Median Maximal
IAP (IQR)
Range AUC Median AUC (IQR) Range FMA Median FMA (IQR)
Clinical Assessments CmH2O
CmH2O∙s
CmH2O2∙s
  Coughing* 53 37.6–199.9 90.5 (72.1–121.5) 51.4–346.6 133 (107.9–190.4) 483.4–16320.6 3298.9 (1908.3–6278)
  Lying Valsalva* 57 17.1–176.2 91.3 (67.9–108.8) 420.9–2827.4 1356.7 (1054.6–1768.6) 4190.4–155451.3 46468.2 (28364.2–69875.2)
  Seated Valsalva* 57 16.5–207.7 129.3 (106.5–153.2) 680.7–4508 2076.8 (1569.2–2607.3) 3993.7–325274.1 101405.5 (61625.9–143048.3)
Aerobic Activities
  Walk 4.8km·h−1, 0% grade 57 15.3–36.6 24.6 (22.5–26.2) 64.1–161.1 99.7 (92.3–115.4) 299–1858.8 679.9 (573.8–893.9)
  Walk 4.8 km·h−1, 7% grade 57 16.6–50.5 29.3 (26.2–31.8) 69.3–177.6 112.9 (100.5–128.7) 362.9–2582.3 933.9 (743.6–1162.5)
  Walk 5.6 km·h−1, 7% Grade 57 20.1–56.1 35 (31.4–39.4) 93–223.1 146.1 (130.6–161.8) 596.9–3552.2 1537.9 (1196.2–1845.9)
  Walk 4.3 km·h−1, 0% grade, with 11.4 kg weight 57 12.1–44.3 27 (24.1–30.5) 58.1–195.8 106 (97.4–119.8) 212.2–2638.3 767.9 (654.6–940.7)
  Run 8–9.7 km·h−1, 0% grade 57 32.4–98.7 66.5 (56–74.1) 116.7–361.4 265.4 (229.2–289.9) 914.1–11224.1 5872.9 (4139.7–7039.9)
  Stepping, 20 cm Step 57 21.4–48.2 30.4 (25.4–36.1) 69.6–160.9 99.4 (84.1–116.9) 349.7–1764 702.5 (484.8–996.3)
  Seated cycling 300kg·m·min−1 57 4–16.5 8.1 (6.7–9.6) 17.8–69.1 38.1 (31.5–45.3) 21.4–321.8 97.3 (62.9–135.9)
  Seated cycling 600 kg·m·min−1 57 5.4–20.6 10.8 (9.4–11.9) 24.9–94.6 49.8 (43.8–54.5) 39.7–584.7 163.6 (121.2–192.8)
  Standing cycling 900 kg·m·min−1 57 14.5–66.9 41.6 (34.7–51.7) 64.5–218.1 152.3 (130.2–180.4) 260.2–4216.3 1866.5 (1280.9–2530)

Note: N= number of participants to complete a given activity with adequate data; IAP= intra-abdominal pressure; AUC= Area under the curve, FMA= First moment of the area; IQR= Interquartile range; km·h−1 = kilometers per hour; kg·m·min−1 = kilogram meters per minute;

*

= 3 peak activities;

= 5 peak activities;

= 10 peak activities