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Table 5 Statistical test results from the Wilcoxon signed rank test for normalized RMS EMG. RMS EMG was normalized to ZI

From: Effects of a powered ankle-foot orthosis on perturbed standing balance

 

Small perturbations

Large perturbations

Muscle

PD com vs. 1 (ZI)

PD com vs. P ankle

PD com vs. 1 (ZI)

PD com vs. P ankle

GML

z=−1.362, p=0.203

z=−1.599, p=0.129

z=−1.599, p=0.129

z=−1.244, p=0.250

GMR

z=−1.988, p=0.049

z=−1.988, p=0.049

z=−1.988, p=0.049

z=−1.580, p=0.131

SolL

z=−0.968, p=0.375

z=−0.255, p=0.846

z=−2.293, p=0.02a

z=−1.274, p=0.232

SolR

z=−1.784, p=0.084

z=−0.633, p=0.557

z=−2.090, p=0.037

z=−0.561, p=0.625

TAL

z=−2.073, p=0.039

z=−0.889, p=0.426

z=−2.192, p=0.027

z=−1.362, p=0.203

TAR

z=−2.191, p=0.027

z=−0.561, p=0.625

z=−2.803, p=0.002b

z=−2.701, p=0.004d

  1. aRMS PD com< RMS ZI
  2. bRMS PD com> RMS ZI
  3. dRMS PD com> RMS P ankle