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Table 2 Changes in percentage of MVC of lower limb muscles according to increasing treadmill inclination

From: Correlation between cardiopulmonary metabolic energy cost and lower-limb muscle activity during inclined treadmill gait in older adults

Muscle

Stance phase

Swing phase

ß

Std. Error

t

p

R2

ß

Std. Error

t

p

R2

RA

0.370

0.788

3.306

0.002**

0.137

0.371

0.803

3.317

0.001**

0.138

ES

0.475

1.132

4.445

0.000***

0.234

0.474

1.453

4.434

0.000***

0.234

RF

0.311

1.445

2.718

0.008**

0.097

0.324

1.313

2.843

0.006**

0.106

VM

0.297

1.281

2.593

0.012*

0.096

0.252

1.085

2.182

0.033*

0.082

BF

0.446

1.272

4.161

0.000***

0.220

0.244

1.295

2.200

0.031*

0.148

TA

0.189

0.697

1.700

0.094

0.163

0.257

1.276

2.193

0.032*

0.066

GCM

0.326

1.318

2.849

0.006**

0.147

0.161

1.244

1.364

0.177

0.035

SOL

0.427

1.137

4.033

0.000***

0.227

0.231

1.245

1.971

0.053

0.054

  1. RA rectus abdominis, ES erector spinae, RF rectus femoris, BF biceps femoris, VM vastus medialis, TA tibialis anterior, GCM medial head of the gastrocnemius, SOL soleus
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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