Table 1. Baseline biochemical and physiological characteristics of the DRET cohort.
| Phenotype | Q1 (n = 11) | SE | Q2 (n = 11) | SE | Q3 (n = 11) | SE | Q4 (n = 11) | SE |
| Basal upper lean leg mass | 5550 | ±442 | 3284 | ±438 | 3595 | ±380 | 4689 | ±239 |
| Change in lean mass (%) | 0.5 | ±0.2 | 2.4 | ±0.1 | 4.0 | ±0.3 | 9.4 | ±2.1 |
| Age (yr) | 49.2 | ±5.5 | 47.5 | ±4.6 | 53.1 | ±5.7 | 51.1 | ±5.7 |
| Male∶ female ratio | 8∶3 | - | 4∶6 | - | 4∶6 | - | 8∶3 | - |
| Pre-training BMI | 25.5 | ±0.9 | 25.9 | ±0.6 | 25.9 | ±0.8 | 26.6 | ±1.2 |
| Pre-training fasting Insulin | 3.6 | ±0.7 | 5.0 | ±0.6 | 5.0 | ±1.0 | 4.2 | ±0.6 |
| Pre-training fasting Glucose (mmol/l) | 5.4 | ±0.2 | 5.7 | ±0.1 | 5.5 | ±0.3 | 5.7 | ±0.2 |
| Type I fibres | 34.8 | ±0.7 | 32.9 | ±0.8 | 31.4 | ±0.7 | 31.7 | ±1.1 |
| Type IIA fibres | 31.0 | ±0.6 | 32.0 | ±0.6 | 34.1 | ±0.6 | 33.3 | ±0.8 |
| Type IIX fibres | 33.9 | ±0.8 | 34.7 | ±1.0 | 33.8 | ±0.7 | 34.9 | ±1.1 |
| Leg strength (Newtons) | 2270 | ±264 | 2206 | ±265 | 2073 | ±166 | 2149 | ±124 |