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Gender-based differences in postural responses to seated exposures
DUNK NM; CALLAGHAN JP
CLIN BIOMECH , 2005, vol. 20, n° 10, p. 1101-1110 Doc n°: 122963 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : DF11 - POSTURE. STATION DEBOUT Individuals may respond differently to various chair designs and the factors that influence these sitting behaviours are not well understood. There is very little information in the scientific literature regarding the observation and documentation of gender differences in seated postures. In particular, anecdotal observations of potential gender-specific sitting behaviours led us to test the influence of gender on the postural responses to different seated conditions. Methods. Sixteen healthy university students (8 males and 8 females) were tested on four different chair configurations. Upper body kinematics (spine angles and centre of mass) and seat pressure profiles (centre of pressure, peak pressure) were obtained during each testing session. Findings. Regardless of the chair used or the task performed, average lumbar and trunk angles were sigificantly more flexed for males than for females (P = 0.047 and Langue : ANGLAIS |
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