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Table 5 Comparison of studies reporting Mean Endurance Times (seconds) for Biering-Sørenson Muscular Endurance Test in healthy individuals and low back pain populations.

From: Assessment of neuromuscular and haemodynamic activity in individuals with and without chronic low back pain

 

Healthy

Low Back Pain

 

Males

Females

Combined

Males

Females

Combined

Biering-Sørenson (1984)

198

197

 

163

177

 

Nicolaisen & Jørgensen (1985)

184 [59]

219 [33]

 

148 [61]

146 [62]

 

Jørgensen & Nicolaisen (1987)

184 (70–240)

  

148 (45–240)

  

McQuade et al. (1988)

     

35.1

Holmström et al. (1992)

171.5 (119–266)

  

137.5 (21–253)

  

Alantra et al. (1994)

   

98

89

 

Moreland et al. (1997)

101 (54–56)

     

McGill et al. (1999)

146 [51]

189 [60]

171 [60]

   

Payne et al. (2000)

112.8 {4.1}

117.2 {4.8}

 

77.5 {9.5}

92.5

 

McKeon et al (2006)

124

212

 

115

106

 
  1. Note: ( ) Reported ranges, [ ] Standard Deviations, { } Standard Error Adapted from [24]