Research Article

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

Table 4

Bunkie test scores (mean ± SD) for female subjects () based on age, BMI, and prior history of injury.

Bunkie test position
(seconds)
Age< 26 y
()
Age ≥26 y
()
BMI <22
()
BMI ≥22
()
*History of prior musculoskeletal injury*History of prior back injury*
Yes ()No ()Yes ()No ()

APL
 R38.2 (18.8)34.3 (10.5)0.339.1 (18.3)34.8 (14.8)0.436.4 (16.8)38.1 (16.7)0.735.4 (18.7)37.5 (16.1)0.6
 L38.7 (15.6)36.2 (10.5)0.539.0 (16.5)36.8 (11.6)0.538.9 (15.7)36.0 (10.9)0.434.4 (13.7)39.1 (14.3) 0.2
LSL
 R39.7 (22.0)46.8 (15.3)0.142.0 (19.6)41.8 (21.4)0.941.7 (20.9)42.3 (19.6)0.942.4 (24.6)41.7 (18.9)0.9
 L38.1 (20.0)43.9 (17.8)0.240.8 (18.7)38.9 (20.3)0.742.5 (20.0)34.8 (17.3)0.142.8 (22.3)38.9 (18.4)0.4
PPL
 R47.6 (21.9)45.3 (21.1)0.752.5 (19.6)41.1 (22.2)0.0247.3 (22.0)46.1 (21.2)0.845.3 (23.1)47.4 (21.2)0.7
 L49.3 (25.5)52.7 (22.5)0.654.8 (22.6)45.8 (25.9)0.152.6 (27.5)46.0 (17.3)0.349.6 (31.6)50.6 (21.9)0.9
PSL
 R40.5 (17.8)34.8 (15.8)0.242.2 (17.9)35.2 (16.2)0.0739.3 (17.5)37.6 (17.2)0.740.3 (20.6)38.2 (16.2)0.6
 L41.6 (18.1)33.2 (14.6)0.0542.5 (17.7)35.4 (16.6)0.0737.8 (16.3)41.4 (19.5)0.438.7 (19.6)39.1 (16.8)0.9
MSL
 R22.1 (16.8)19.4 (12.4)0.522.6 (12.0)19.9 (18.5)0.421.2 (16.7)21.4 (13.3)0.916.5 (10.9)23.0 (16.6)0.1
 L20.7 (14.8)19.3 (11.8)0.721.9 (11.5)18.7 (15.9)0.320.7 (14.4)19.5 (13.0)0.717.7 (10.6)21.2 (14.8)0.3

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