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Table 2 EMG-amplitudes/ - coefficients and results of Wilcoxon signed rank test

From: Dual-task training of children with neuromotor disorders during robot-assisted gait therapy: prerequisites of patients and influence on leg muscle activity

Muscles

gait cycle

EMG-amplitudes [μV] game DT median, IQR 25–75

EMG-amplitudes [μV] game nDT median, IQR 25–75

N of analysed pairs

p-values of Wilcoxon *

EMG-coeff. DT conditions median; IQR 25–75

EMG-coeff. nDT conditions median; IQR 25–75

N of analysed pairs

p-values of Wilcoxon *

VMO

stance

30.6 (2.0–161.6)

34.7 (2.0–246.6)

19

0.001

1.0 (0.8–1.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

15

0.003

swing

10.4 (2.9–137.4)

10.6 (2.2–137.4)

19

0.212

1.2 (0.7–1.4)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

15

0.281

BF

stance

15.0 (6.5–166.4)

15.6 (4.3–170.9)

20

0.313

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

1.3 (1.0–2.1)

16

0.023

swing

11.2 (4.9–59.7)

11.3 (4.3–71.7)

20

0.218

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

1.4 (1.0–2.3)

16

0.642

TA

swing

14.8 (1.6–36.0)

15.3 (1.6–60.1)

18

0.064

1.1 (0.7–2.3)

1.0 (0.9–2.3)

14

0.594

GL

stance

12.6 (4.8–597)

14.7 (2.0–28.9)

18

0.122

1.2 (0.9–1.4)

1.5 (1.1–1.8)

14

0.009

  1. *inconsistent normal distribution of data, therefore nonparametric analysis
  2. Abbreviations: DT dual task, nDT no dual taks, VMO vastus medialis obliquus, BF biceps femoris, TA tibialis anterior, GL gastrocnemius lateralis, DA deltoideus acromialis, EMG-coeff., electromyography coefficients, IQR interquartile range