Table 2

Variance components of trunk flexion over 20°, trunk flexion over 45°, and lifting and carrying loads over 10 kg, expressed in percentage work time for the group approach

(n = 212)S2bgS2bsS2ws
S2bg, between group variance; ‡S2bs, between subject variance; §S2bs, within subject variance.
Trunk flexion over 20°3.294.1137.8
(1.3%)(40.1%)(58.6%)
Trunk flexion over 45°2.812.025.5
(6.8%)(29.8%)(63.4%)
Lifting and carrying loads over 10 kg0.70.66.2
(9.4%)(8.4%)(82.2%)