|
Variable
|
Control
|
AG1
|
AG2
|
Group difference p valuesα
|
|---|
|
n
|
8
|
8
|
8
| |
|
Age (years)
|
32.3 ± 7.4
|
33.5 ± 10.9
|
34.0 ± 10.1
|
p = 0.932
|
|
Sex
|
6 men; 2 women
|
5 men; 3 women
|
5 men; 3 women
|
p = 0.829*
|
|
Height (cm)
|
177 ± 7
|
172 ± 8
|
174 ± 11
|
p = 0.598
|
|
Body mass (kg)
|
79.4 ± 12.7
|
71.8 ± 10.2
|
71.4 ± 4.5
|
p = 0.203
|
|
Body mass index (kg/m2)
|
25.2 ± 2.6
|
24.0 ± 1.7
|
23.6 ± 1.6
|
p = 0.273
|
|
ADM
|
|
CMAP (mV)
|
13.0 ± 2.2
|
13.6 ± 3.1
|
12.8 ± 1.9
|
p = 0.817
|
|
MUNIX
|
215 ± 46
|
196 ± 40
|
208 ± 45
|
p = 0.700
|
|
MUSIX (µV)
|
62 ± 11
|
71 ± 14
|
64 ± 13
|
p = 0.410
|
|
TA
|
|
CMAP (mV)
|
10.0 ± 2.1
|
10.4 ± 2.5
|
9.0 ± 1.3
|
p = 0.390
|
|
MUNIX
|
234 ± 48
|
237 ± 66
|
219 ± 37
|
p = 0.760
|
|
(MUSIX; µV)
|
43 ± 5
|
45 ± 5
|
43 ± 9
|
p = 0.769
|
- ADM abductor digiti minimi, TA tibialis anterior, CMAP compound muscle action potential, MUNIX motor unit number index, MUSIX motor unit size index; αone-way ANOVA; *Chi-square test. Data are mean (± SD)