Table 3.
Descriptive summary of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) for callisthenic and stretching activities
| Activity | N | Range Maximal IAP |
Median Maximal IAP (IQR) |
Range AUC | Median AUC (IQR) | Range FMA | Median FMA (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callisthenic Activities |
CmH2O |
CmH2O∙s |
CmH2O2∙s |
||||
| Abdominal curl ups † | 57 | 6.5–82.3 | 18.5 (13.1–27.2) | 30.5–236.2 | 67 (50.4–87.8) | 56.8–4731.2 | 321.5 (171.6–680.9) |
| Full sit ups with feet held † | 57 | 13.9–128.5 | 60.4 (48.3–77.4) | 62.2–568.3 | 263 (226–307) | 259.7–20722.2 | 4526.6 (3440.4–6103.3) |
| Isometric side bridge † | 56 | 3–50.4 | 15.7 (11.7–19.9) | 14.2–227.7 | 68.2 (52.8–89) | 12.9–3423.4 | 308.1 (200.2–525.7) |
| Modified superman‡ | 56 | 10–45.4 | 19.9 (14.7–27.3) | 95.5–790.7 | 286.1 (217.7–365.1) | 338.5–8658.2 | 1809.4 (1054–2983.5) |
| Push-ups from knees‡ | 57 | 4–42.5 | 15.3 (11.2–20.3) | 19–165.2 | 72.3 (52.1–87.8) | 36.7–2184.9 | 357.3 (199.6–582.9) |
| Jumping ‡ | 55 | 25.7–153.9 | 91.2 (71.8–104.8) | 242–1516.6 | 627.8 (471.8–739.6) | 1904.9–51125.5 | 14903.8 (10363.2–19703.1) |
| Stretching Activities | |||||||
| Seated hamstring stretch ‡ | 57 | 4.2–21.9 | 9.4 (7.2–13.3) | 20–81 | 37 (30.4–52) | 29.4–519.3 | 126.7 (74.4–240.8) |
| Lower back stretch‡ | 57 | 2.5–10.4 | 6 (4.4–7.5) | 11.6–54.4 | 26.7 (20.3–34.3) | 9.7–231.9 | 59.5 (30.5–99.9) |
| Side lying quadriceps stretch‡ | 57 | 0.6–30.4 | 10.5 (8.1–13.1) | 2.9–126.7 | 40.6 (32.4–49) | 0.8–1518.3 | 204.8 (111–320.2) |
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= Inter-quartile range;
*
=3 peak activities;
†
=5 peak activities;
‡
=10 peak activities