Table 8 Comparison between the present study and studies of Bohannon[3] and Andrews[9] for female
Female | Dominant | Non dominant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle force | Douma | Bohannon | Andrews | Douma | Bohannon | Andrews |
Mean (95%C) | Mean | Mean | Mean (95%C) | Mean | Mean | |
Elbow flexion | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 191 (182-199) | 155 | - | 183 (175-192) | 151 | - |
30-39 | 195 (184-206) | 164 | - | 186 (175-198) | 161 | - |
40-49 | 191 (182-199) | 151 | - | 186 (176-195) | 157 | - |
50-59 | 181 (171-191) | 155 | 167 | 166 (158-174) | 156 | 160 |
Elbow extension | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 132 (124-139) | 116 | - | 131 (123-139) | 115 | - |
30-39 | 128 (121-135) | 117 | - | 125 (116-133) | 119 | - |
40-49 | 131 (124-137) | 110 | - | 125 (118-132) | 112 | - |
50-59 | 120 (113-127) | 111 | 108 | 118 (109-127) | 107 | 104 |
Knee extension | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 261 (234-288) | 467 | - | 260 (238-281) | 466 | - |
30-39 | 273 (244-302) | 408 | - | 264 (235-292) | 411 | - |
40-49 | 262 (231-293) | 381 | - | 245 (225-265) | 363 | - |
50-59 | 244 (221-267) | 335 | 298 | 230 (210-246) | 319 | 293 |
Shoulder abduction | ||||||
Age group | ||||||
20-29 | 115 (104-127) | 153 | - | 124 (110-137) | 135 | - |
30-39 | 116 (105-128) | 139 | - | 118 (104-131) | 136 | - |
40-49 | 119 (110-128) | 139 | - | 118 (109-126) | 129 | - |
50-59 | 114 (110-128) | 137 | 135 | 116 (104-128) | 135 | 124 |