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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2016 Mar 25;49(9):1547–1553. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.03.033

Table 2.

Mean (standard deviation) first and second peak body-weight normalized hip joint contact forces, early stance loading rates. Significant differences (p < 0.05) are bolded.

Direction of Applied Load Obese Healthy-Weight p
Compression 1st Peak (BW) 2.92 (0.25) 3.03 (0.49) 0.560
2nd Peak (BW) 2.70 (0.45) 3.40 (0.49) 0.004
Rate (BW•s−1) 18.4 (3.47) 22.6 (4.58) 0.031
Vertical Shear 1st Peak (BW) 1.12 (0.14) 1.14 (0.21) 0.0779
2nd Peak (BW) 1.17 (0.23) 1.55 (0.35) 0.010
Rate (BW•s−1) 6.43 (1.22) 7.92 (2.55) 0.113
Anterioposterior Shear 1st Peak (BW) 0.68 (0.12) 0.83 (0.21) 0.080
2nd Peak (BW) 0.77 (0.23) 1.18 (0.43) 0.015
Rate (BW•s−1) 4.28 (1.02) 6.04 (1.22) 0.004