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Table 6 Co-contraction results of AD/TB, VL/BF, and AT/MG respectively, in the different walking speeds. Values presented by mean and SE. *Significant differences in pre- and post-training moments between groups. Different lower case letters represent significant differences between speeds. Significant differences between pre- and post-training moments of each group

From: Nordic walking training in elderly, a randomized clinical trial. Part II: Biomechanical and metabolic adaptations

Variable

Speed

FW pre (mean ± SE)

FW post (mean ± SE)

NW pre (média ± SE)

NW post (média ± SE)

Group

Time

Speed

Group*time

Group*speed

Time*speed

Group*time*speed

p

Co-Contraction AD/TB

1 km h−1

52.01 ± 7.21

49.33 ± 5.20

60.36 ± 5.91

47.06 ± 7.69

0.600

0.022

0.680

0.120

0.218

0.716

0.591

2 km h−1

56.28 ± 6.53

50.45 ± 5.31

54.40 ± 5.25

45.28 ± 4.22

3 km h−1

53.99 ± 4.58

48.66 ± 5.39

54.96 ± 5.78

34.77 ± 6.19

4 km h−1

48.81 ± 5.06

51.07 ± 4.89

58.01 ± 4.06

42.84 ± 5.58

5 km h−1

53.86 ± 6.37

51.07 ± 4.57

54.92 ± 4.70

37.39 ± 3.66

Co-Contraction

VL/BF

1 km h−1

46.66 ± 4.21

45.63 ± 4.41

45.05 ± 4.46

48.91 ± 5.96

0.502

0.939

0.244

0.991

0.402

0.114

0.527

2 km h−1

40.35 ± 4.27

44.55 ± 3.88

46.66 ± 3.53

50.37 ± 5.04

3 km h−1

42.36 ± 4.76

45.34 ± 4.53

47.17 ± 2.78

47.06 ± 3.93

4 km h−1

48.94 ± 3.04

48.37 ± 4.73

51.74 ± 1.48

48.68 ± 3.13

5 km h−1

50.11 ± 2.68

45.94 ± 3.98

49.55 ± 2.83

46.19 ± 3.65

Co-Contraction

AT/MG

1 kmh−1

38.05 ± 2.91a*

45.00 ± 4.26a*

32.99 ± 1.76a*

39.81 ± 2.63a*

0.169

0.365

< 0.001

0.880

0.012

0.649

0.436

2 km h−1

36.55 ± 4.11a*

39.06 ± 3.76b*

30.72 ± 1.57a*

34.13 ± 1.93ab*

3 km h−1

33.90 ± 4.32a*

35.95 ± 2.70b*

30.68 ± 1.44a*

31.75 ± 2.36b*

4 km h−1

33.64 ± 4.08a*

34.07 ± 2.69b*

30.46 ± 2.22a*

31.42 ± 2.06b*

5 km h−1

30.99 ± 4.16b*

28.35 ± 2.80c*

27.48 ± 2.11a*

28.22 ± 1.68b*