Table 1 Descriptive statistics for maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) measured before and after the 2-week neuromuscular electric stimulation program (NMES), and for the difference and the ratio of the two measurements
Dominant side | Nondominant side | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MVIC (Nm) | Before NMES | After NMES | Difference | Ratio | Before NMES | After NMES | Difference | Ratio |
Min | 117 | 133 | −2 | 0.99 | 134 | 142 | −4 | 0.97 |
Max | 328 | 344 | 30 | 1.21 | 339 | 353 | 22 | 1.11 |
Median | 219.5 | 225.5 | 11.5 | 1.04 | 210.0 | 230.5 | 15.0 | 1.06 |
Mean | 220.4 | 232.4 | 12.0 | 1.06 | 218.6 | 230.5 | 11.9 | 1.05 |
SD | 80.0 | 82.2 | 11.2 | 0.07 | 74.7 | 78.71 | 8.5 | 0.04 |