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Table 2 Results of the 2 × 2 mixed-design ANOVA (percentage of changes in the thickness of abdominal muscles during two standing postural tasks in elderly subjects with and without low back pain)

From: The automatic activity of abdominal muscles during stable and unstable standing postural tasks in older adults with and without low back pain- A cross-sectional study

Muscle

Task

Group

Task×Group

F

P-value

Partial eta squared

F

P-value

Partial eta squared

F

P-value

Partial eta squared

TrA

5.28

0.02*

0.12

0.00

0.93

0.00

1.59

0.21

0.04

IO

0.44

0.50

0.01

0.00

0.93

0.00

1.10

0.30

0.02

EO

0.97

0.33

0.02

3.61

0.06

0.08

0.54

0.46

0.14

  1. EO: external oblique, IO: internal oblique, TrA: transverse abdominis