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. 2010 Jul 15;11(1):97. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-11-97

Table 3.

Muscle-capillary interface parameters for type I and type IIa fibres.

Healthy
subjects
(n = 12)
Mild
COPD
(n = 8)
Moderate
COPD
(n = 9)
Severe
COPD
(n = 6)
p value
C:Fi type I 2.7 ± 0.5 2.7 ± 1.3 2.0 ± 0.4* 2.0 ± 0.5* 0.007
C:Fi type IIa 2.5 ± 0.5 2.5 ± 1.1 1.6 ± 0.4* 1.7 ± 0.4 0.002
CFPE type I 8.3 ± 1.1 8.1 ± 3.0 6.8 ± 0.9* 6.2 ± 0.6 * 0.002
CFPE type IIa 6.6 ± 0.9 7.3 ± 2.6 5.9 ± 0.8 5.8 ± 1.1 ns
LC type I 72.4 ± 8.4 77.0 ± 25.0 58.8 ± 14.6 67.4 ± 29.0 ns
LC type IIa 64.8 ± 19.5 64.7 ± 17.8 45.2 ± 10.6 57.4 ± 25.8* 0.03
LC/PF type I 21.8 ± 1.4 22.3 ± 5.6 20.0 ± 4.7 20.4 ±4.1 ns
LC/PF type IIa 17.5 ± 2.5 19.0 ± 4.1 16.3 ± 2.2 18.2 ± 2.5 ns

Data are presented as mean ± SD.

*Significantly lower compared to healthy subjects.

n = number of test subjects; C:Fi = the sum of the fractional contributions of all capillary contacts around the fibre, i.e. the individual capillary-to-fibre ratio; CFPE = quotient between C:Fi and the fibre perimeter; LC = length of capillaries in contact with muscle fibre; LC/PF = ratio between LC and fibre perimeter; ns = not significant.