Table 7 Comparison between the present study and studies of Bohannon[3] and Andrews[9] for male
Male | Dominant | Non dominant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle force | Douma | Bohannon | Andrews | Douma | Bohannon | Andrews |
Mean (95% CI) | Mean | Mean | Mean (95% CI) | Mean | Mean | |
Elbow flexion | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 281 (267-295) | 285 | - | 261 (247-276) | 279 | - |
30-39 | 273 (259-287) | 269 | - | 266 (252-281) | 281 | - |
40-49 | 271 (258-286) | 269 | - | 261 (249-274) | 270 | - |
50-59 | 259 (246-272) | 287 | 292 | 245 (232-257) | 268 | 272 |
Elbow extension | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 186 (175-197) | 244 | - | 182 (171-194) | 245 | - |
30-39 | 185 (172-194) | 214 | - | 179 (167-192) | 231 | - |
40-49 | 185 (174-196) | 210 | - | 179 (169-190) | 214 | - |
50-59 | 181 (171-190) | 197 | 188 | 173 (164-182) | 186 | 178 |
Knee extension | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 379 (348-409) | 575 | - | 371 (339-404) | 579 | - |
30-39 | 351 (323-378) | 573 | - | 341 (312-369) | 572 | - |
40-49 | 368 (341-395) | 583 | - | 341 (315-366) | 589 | - |
50-59 | 337 (310-363) | 471 | 448 | 335 (308-362) | 468 | -439 |
Shoulder abduction | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 172 (144-200) | 258 | - | 173 (152-193) | 246 | - |
30-39 | 181 (165-196) | 249 | - | 176 (159-192) | 237 | - |
40-49 | 173 (158-188) | 246 | - | 177 (163-191) | 244 | - |
50-59 | 178 (165-191) | 240 | 238 | 177 (163-191) | 223 | -222 |