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. 2016 Dec 27;28(12):3320–3324. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.3320

Table 2. Correlation between knee muscle strength and knee pain during ADL in the dominant leg.

ADL

Level ground walking Stair climbing Lying down Standing up Sitting on the floor with the legs folded underneath the body Total
Extension muscle strength −0.34** −0.28* −0.17 −0.13 −0.19 −0.27*
Extension strength/weight −0.36** −0.34** −0.23 −0.19 −0.18 −0.31*
Flexion muscle strength −0.22 −0.16 0.01 −0.05 −0.12 −0.14
Flexion strength/weight −0.23 −0.15 −0.05 −0.05 −0.08 −0.14
H:Q ratio 0.04 0.11 0.09 0.05 −0.004 0.06
Q − H −0.29* −0.32* −0.27* −0.20 −0.17 −0.29*

H:Q ratio: hamstring:quadriceps ratio; Q–H: the difference between extension strength and flexion strength. *Significance of p<0.05, **Significance of p<0.01 (Pearson’s correlation coefficient)