Table 5

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


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


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

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