Rehabilitation Research and Practice

Research Article

The Bunkie Test: Descriptive Data for a Novel Test of Core Muscular Endurance

Table 2

Bunkie test scores (mean ± SD) and comparisons between female and male subjects.


Bunkie test position (seconds)	Total ()	value^*	Females ()	value^*	Males ()	value^*	Between gender differences value^*

APL
R	38.6 (16.3)	0.5	36.9 (16.7)	0.7	42.9 (14.5)	0.5	0.09
L	40.0 (15.5)	0.5	37.9 (14.2)	0.7	45.5 (17.5)	0.5	0.02
LSL
R	42.0 (18.8)	0.3	41.9 (20.4)	0.5	42.1 (14.1)	0.3	0.9
L	39.5 (17.9)	0.3	39.9 (19.4)	0.5	38.6 (13.5)	0.3	0.7
PPL
R	46.7 (22.1)	0.4	46.9 (21.6)	0.3	46.3 (23.7)	0.9	0.9
L	49.2 (26.6)	0.4	50.3 (24.6)	0.3	46.5 (31.4)	0.9	0.5
PSL
R	38.6 (17.3)	0.9	38.7 (17.3)	0.9	38.1 (17.5)	0.7	0.9
L	38.4 (17.6)	0.9	39.0 (17.4)	0.9	36.7 (18.0)	0.7	0.5
MSL
R	23.6 (15.0)	0.4	21.3 (15.5)	0.7	29.8 (11.9)	0.4	0.007
L	22.2 (13.9)	0.4	20.3 (13.9)	0.7	27.0 (13.1)	0.4	0.02

^*Independent t-tests.
APL = anterior power line; LSL = lateral stabilizing line; PPL = posterior power line; PSL = posterior stabilizing line; MSL = medial stabilizing line.