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. 2015 Jan;50(1):14–22. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.49

Table 1.

Strength Measures by Muscles, Mean ± SD

Muscles
Men
Women
Strength measure
 Hip abductors 196.40 ± 42.90 139.85 ± 31.69
 Hip adductors 202.75 ± 54.75 136.19 ± 28.58
 Hip extensors 193.93 ± 58.43 126.13 ± 36.39
 Hip flexors 189.27 ± 43.80 137.68 ± 31.03
 Hip external rotators 160.39 ± 49.19 112.43 ± 22.07
 Hip internal rotators 152.36 ± 41.76 117.32 ± 35.50
 Knee extensors 505.83 ± 136.20 328.79 ± 71.12
 Knee flexors 303.88 ± 91.71 224.73 ± 57.12
Rate of force development, N·s−1
 Hip abductors 804.32 ± 201.88 538.95 ± 151.07
 Hip adductors 799.90 ± 239.69 529.51 ± 156.84
 Hip extensors 748.69 ± 283.58 430.82 ± 146.27
 Hip flexors 724.41 ± 187.12 514.18 ± 155.97
 Hip external rotators 586.42 ± 219.23 375.72 ± 107.69
 Hip internal rotators 558.99 ± 195.54 400.38 ± 164.71
 Knee extensors 2042.22 ± 548.64 1306.89 ± 320.64
 Knee flexors 1218.57 ± 404.61 870.48 ± 252.46
Strength endurance (fatigue index)
 Hip abductors 27.50 ± 4.63 29.70 ± 7.27
 Hip adductors 27.15 ± 9.16 22.38 ± 8.33
 Hip extensors 33.46 ± 8.57 33.50 ± 9.99
 Hip flexors 30.49 ± 8.31 27.15 ± 8.66
 Hip external rotators 34.97 ± 8.36 33.15 ± 8.25
 Hip internal rotators 24.79 ± 10.63 25.08 ± 10.77
 Knee extensors 24.45 ± 11.98 23.81 ± 11.33
 Knee flexors 30.38 ± 9.34 25.79 ± 10.94