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. 2023 Sep 15;153(12):3406–3417. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.08.035

TABLE 1.

Participants’ characteristics1

MYCO (n = 12) SPIR (n = 12) CHLO (n = 12) P value
Sex, m/f 6/6 6/6 6/6 n/a
Age, y 22 ± 4 22 ± 3 21 ± 2 0.86
Body mass, kg 71 ± 11 70 ± 12 69 ± 15 0.92
Height, cm 174 ± 7 173 ± 9 174 ± 14 0.96
BMI, kg/m2 23 ± 3 22 ± 2 23 ± 4 0.89
Lean mass, kg 56 ± 10 57 ± 14 56 ± 10 0.99
Body fat, % 21 ± 8 19 ± 9 19 ± 8 0.83
Systolic BP, mmHg 117 ± 7 122 ± 10 117 ± 12 0.37
Diastolic BP, mmHg 68 ± 7 71 ± 8 70 ± 10 0.71
Leg press 1RM, kg 111 ± 37 108 ± 41 115 ± 31 0.87
Leg extension 1RM, kg 51 ± 18 52 ± 19 54 ± 15 0.94
Leg press volume, kg × rep 3504 ± 1205 3991 ± 1981 3741 ± 1493 0.76
Leg extension volume, kg × rep 1129 ± 348 1401 ± 586 1224 ± 458 0.37
Total exercise volume, kg × rep 4634 ± 1458 5392 ± 2447 4965 ± 1774 0.63

Values represent mean ± SD. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CHLO, chlorella; MYCO, mycoprotein; SPIR, spirulina; 1RM, 1 repetition maximum.