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. 2013 Sep 16;8(9):e73898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073898

Table 4. ROI volumes and mean SUVs in the control and exercise groups, lower leg-foot (values are mean ± SD).

ROI volumes Mean SUVs
Body areas Muscle control group exercise group P value control group exercise group P value
Lower leg Anterior tibial 10.18±0.72 11.75±2.19 0.19 0.78±0.06 0.79±0.21 0.92
Long flexor muscle of toes 4.24±1.12 4.23±1.48 0.99 0.85±0.41 0.88±0.35 0.91
Posterior tibial 12.28±1.64 11.41±1.56 0.42 0.92±0.14 1.19±0.52 0.31
Long flexor muscle of great toe 5.46±1.18 7.13±1.29 0.07 1.06±0.29 1.49±0.49 0.14
Peroneus 5.49±1.85 4.69±1.11 0.43 0.68±0.09 1.14±0.40 0.06
Triceps surae 42.51±7.21 39.78±10.05 0.64 0.99±0.40 1.09±0.47 0.71
Foot Abductor hallucis 7.79±2.86 6.18±1.20 0.29 0.86±0.25 1.55±0.64 0.08
Plantar quadrate 4.79±0.85 4.83±0.95 0.94 0.92±0.10 1.07±0.30 0.34
Flexor digitorum brevis 5.55±098 6.36±1.03 0.24 0.84±0.05 1.19±0.49 0.18
Abductor digiti minimi 5.82±0.86 7.02±1.15 0.10 0.78±0.09 1.22±0.76 0.26
Flexor hallucis brevis 6.43±0.92 4.40±0.78 <0.01 0.84±0.09 1.77±1.02 0.11
Interosseous 10.88±1.41 9.08±1.06 0.06 0.88±0.12 1.60±0.95 0.17

ROI, region of interest; SUVs, standardized uptake values.