Impact of Verbal Suggestions on Finger Flexor Activation and Strength in Healthy Individuals

19 September 2023: Clinical Research

Kamil Zaworski ^ABCDEFG* , Monika Kadłubowska ^BCDF , Joanna Baj-Korpak ^CDEG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941548

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941548

Table 1 Homogeneity of the groups under study (N=88).

Variable	Group	N	Mean	SD	Standard error	95% confidence interval		p
Variable	Group	N	Mean	SD	Standard error	Min	Max	p
Age	P	29		3.15	0.59	20.73	23.13	0.084
	N	29		6.09	1.13	21.10	25.73
	C	30		5.89	1.07	20.37	24.77
	Total	88		5.20	0.55	21.53	23.74
Body height	P	29		8.19	1.52	163.50	169.74	0.115
	N	29		10.46	1.94	168.09	176.05
	C	30		10.87	1.98	166.81	174.92
	Total	88		10.08	1.07	167.73	172.00
Body mass	P	29		13.44	2.49	57.99	68.22	0.748
	N	29		15.44	2.86	68.92	80.67
	C	30		13.85	2.52	62.60	72.94
	Total	88		14.89	1.58	65.39	71.70
BMI	P	29		2.929	0.54	21.37	23.60	0.187
	N	29		3.38	0.62	23.73	26.31
	C	30		2.86	0.52	21.95	24.09
	Total	88		3.22	0.34	22.82	24.19
P – positive information group; N – negative information group; C – control group; SD – standard deviation; BMI – Body Mass Index.