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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the participants (n = 40)

From: Effect of abdominal drawing-in maneuver during hip extension on the muscle onset time of gluteus maximus, hamstring, and lumbar erector spinae in subjects with hyperlordotic lumbar angle

 

LHLA (n = 20)

LNLA (n = 20)

Significance

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

22.7 ± 3.8

23.2 ± 3.2

NS

Gender

  

NS

Male

9 (45%)

9 (45%)

Female

11 (55%)

11 (55%)

Height (cm)

165.7 ± 9.1

164.5 ± 10.1

NS

Weight (kg)

60.4 ± 8.3

62.4 ± 6.9

NS

Lumbar lordotic angle (°)

36.2 ± 2.1

60.6 ± 4.6*

P <0.05

Pelvic tilt angle (°)

16.9 ± 1.3

7.1 ± 1.9*

P <0.05

  1. LHLA, Lumbar hyper lordotic angle; LNLA, Lumbar normal lordotic angle; SD, Standard deviation; *indicates a significant differences between the groups.