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Table 3 Comparison of shear wave speed of abdominal wall muscles at different locations

From: Muscle elasticity is different in individuals with diastasis recti abdominis than healthy volunteers

 

Shear wave speed (m/s)

p

DRA

Non-DRA

Rectus abdominis (RA)

 Location 1

1.86 ± 0.24

2.00 ± 0.16

0.015

 Location 2

1.79 ± 0.25

1.99 ± 0.18

0.001

 Location 3

1.64 ± 0.22

1.90 ± 0.16

 < 0.001

 Location 4

1.65 ± 0.27

1.88 ± 0.20

0.001

 Location 5

1.61 ± 0.19

1.62 ± 0.18

0.888

 Location 6

1.58 ± 0.25

1.52 ± 0.20

0.341

External oblique (EO)

 Location 7

1.59 ± 0.14

1.80 ± 0.25

 < 0.001

 Location 8

1.59 ± 0.18

1.71 ± 0.15

0.009

 Location 9

1.70 ± 0.21

1.86 ± 0.22

0.007

 Location 10

1.70 ± 0.21

1.78 ± 0.19

0.190

Internal oblique (IO)

 Location 7

1.57 ± 0.15

1.58 ± 0.23

0.850

 Location 8

1.65 ± 0.17

1.50 ± 0.20

0.002

 Location 9

1.62 ± 0.18

1.57 ± 0.20

0.359

 Location 10

1.63 ± 0.24

1.52 ± 0.20

0.068

Transversus abdominis (TrA)

 Location 7

1.59 ± 0.23

1.49 ± 0.24

0.112

 Location 8

1.66 ± 0.24

1.35 ± 0.26

 < 0.001

 Location 9

1.71 ± 0.26

1.54 ± 0.19

0.007

 Location 10

1.76 ± 0.30

1.44 ± 0.20

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation values