Table 2.

Percentages of muscular maximal torques of females in relation to male subjects of identical age groups (mean ± SD; ** p < 0,01).

	controls		cardiac patients
	arm flexor muscles	leg extensor muscles	arm flexor muscles	leg extensor muscles
abs. max. torque	56 ± 3,4 **	59 ± 2,7 **	53 ± 2,3 **	60 ± 2,8 **
rel. max. torque	67 ± 4,2 **	72 ± 2,5 **	64 ± 3,6 **	73 ± 6,9 **