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Table 4 Lower limbs’ muscles cocontraction index

From: Functional mobility in walking adult population with ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay

 

Healthy

ARSACS

p-value

Total sample

No walking aid

Walking aid

Knee flexion

n = 9

n = 32

n = 17

n = 15

0.002

0.12 (0.07)

0.37 (0.23)

0.31 (0.18)

0.43 (0.26)

min–max

0.05–0.27

0.13–0.98

0.12–0.82

0.15–0.98

Knee extension

n = 9

n = 31

n-17

n = 14

0.004

0.21 (0.10)

0.50 (0.31)

0.42 (0.15)

0.58 (0.41)

min–max

0.07–0.34

0.09–1.63

0.09–0.67

0.10–1.63

  1. *Results are presented as Mean (standard deviation)
  2. Bold indicates p value < 0.05