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Table 2 Thigh muscle strength and cross-sectional areas and the \(\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{2{\text{peak}}}}\)

From: Effects of dried tofu supplementation during interval walking training on the methylation of the NFKB2 gene in the whole blood of older women

 

PLG (n = 16)

DTG (n = 14)

P value

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Group

Time

G × T

FEXT (Nm)

111 ± 6

113 ± 5

107 ± 9

112 ± 10

NS

NS

NS

FFLX (Nm)

54 ± 2

56 ± 2

61 ± 3

59 ± 3

NS

NS

NS

M. rectus femoris (cm2)

4.1 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.2**

4.6 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 0.2**

NS

0.004

NS

M. hamstrings (cm2)

20.8 ± 0.6

21.2 ± 0.7

21.1 ± 1.0

22.0 ± 0.8*

NS

0.037

NS

\(\dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{2{\text{peak}}}}\) (ml/min)

1,345 ± 74

1,353 ± 61

1,367 ± 45

1,382 ± 66

NS

NS

NS

PR peak (beats/min)

144 ± 6

153 ± 7

156 ± 4

155 ± 4

NS

NS

NS

  1. The values are the mean ± SE
  2. Significant differences from the pre-training values, *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01
  3. FEXT isometric knee extension force, FFLX isometric knee flexion force, M. rectus femoris rectus femoris muscle tissue area, M. hamstrings hamstrings muscle tissue area, \(\dot{V}O_{2peak}\) peak aerobic capacity for walking, PR peak pulse rate at \(\dot{V}O_{2peak}\), G × T interactive effects of group (G; PLG and DTG) and time (T; pre and post) on the variables by two-way ANOVA, NS not significantly different
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