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. 2013 May 31;8(5):e64725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064725

Table 3. Mechanical property parameters of the right femur of the sedentary and trained animals.

	FEMALE		MALE
Parameter	Sedentary (n = 10)	Trained (n = 11)	Sedentary (n = 10)	Trained (n = 9)
Maximal force (N)^*	101.5±10.5	100.9±14.1	134.5±21.2	146.9±23.2
Resilience (10⁻³ Joule)^* ^#	0.036±0.01	0.042±0.01	0.039±0.02	0.062±0.02
Stiffness (10³N/m)^*	247.5±34.9	249.5±35.3	318.9±26.0	344.5±36.5
Fracture load (k/N)^*	79.2±36.5	89.9±20.5	114.3±31.6	105.0±28.9

^*

indicates main effect of sex (p<0.05) ^# indicates main effect of training (p = 0.01).