Table A2.
Summary results comparing muscular activation from two different insoles: benchmark commercial insole (COM) versus carbon fiber insole (CFI). (RF: Rectus Femoris, TA: Tibialis Anterior, BF: Biceps Femoris, and GM: Gastrocnemius Medialis).
| Localized muscular activation |
Muscles | NEMG: % MVC |
Paired
t-Test |
d (Effect Size) | |||
| COM | CFI | p | |||||
| Mean ± SD |
Range
(Min, Max) |
Mean ± SD |
Range
(Min, Max) |
||||
| RF | 54.85 ± 11.24 | (38.63, 86.27) | 54.68 ± 11.11 | (38.52, 85.7) | 0.164 | 0.27 (Small) | |
| TA | 62.76 ± 11.04 | (43.87, 90.75) | 63.44 ± 10.90 | (45.43, 91.8) | 0.015 * | 0.50 (Medium) | |
| BF | 61.42 ± 10.24 | (43.56, 86.21) | 61.40 ± 10.23 | (43.34, 86.68) | 0.879 | 0.03 (Small) | |
| GM | 67.33 ± 11.87 | (47.22, 93.98) | 68.17 ± 11.61 | (47.85, 92.1) | 0.067 ‡ | 0.35 (Medium) | |
Remarks: * indicates a statistically significant difference, and ‡ indicates a marginally significant difference.