Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of single fibers included in the study of effects of aging and fatigue on cellular passive mechanics.
| n | CSA (mm2) # | Length (mm) | Fiber type distribution (n) |
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| Young | Female | 107 | 0.0046 ± 0.0014 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 24 |
| Male | 92 | 0.0066 ± 0.0019 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 22 | |
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| Older | Female | 154 | 0.0043 ± 0.0016 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 55 | 51 | 7 | 26 |
| Male | 92 | 0.0068 ± 0.0021 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 60 | 29 | 2 | 11 | |
Data are shown as mean ± SD. Percents are not reported for MHC I/IIA or I/IIA/IIX because they collectively made up only 6.2% of the overall dataset. Symbols indicate main effects of #biological sex (p<0.05).