Table 3.
Absolute levels of biomarkers and muscle size/strength data. Overview of average levels of biomarkers, biomarker ratios, muscle volume, and strength over the course of the three sampling time points in the study. Data are shown as means and SD's for the YM and OM groups individually and for both groups pooled
| Young | Elderly | All combined | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| (ng/ml) | (ng/ml) | (ng/ml) | ||||
| IC6 (ng/ml) | ||||||
| PRE | 32.22 | 16.02 | 24.40 | 11.67 | 28.70 | 14.43 |
| 2W | 31.86 | 17.29 | 26.07 | 12.72 | 29.25 | 15.31 |
| 4W | 28.51 | 13.99 | 23.372 | 11.69 | 26.08 | 12.87 |
| C6M (ng/ml) | ||||||
| PRE | 46.88 | 16.44 | 51.85 | 17.37 | 49.11 | 16.60 |
| 2W | 47.40 | 15.36 | 53.80 | 19.71 | 50.28 | 17.27 |
| 4W | 52.88 | 20.69 | 55.86 | 20.32 | 54.29 | 20.00 |
| C6M/IC6 ratio (unitless) | ||||||
| PRE | 1.83 | 1.27 | 2.63 | 1.54 | 2.19 | 1.42 |
| 2W | 1.81 | 1.09 | 2.58 | 1.63 | 2.16 | 1.38 |
| 4W | 2.31 | 1.63 | 3.23 | 2.32 | 2.74 | 1.99 |
| Quadriceps volume (cm3) | ||||||
| PRE | 1898 | 161.0 | 1305 | 147.7 | 1654 | 336.6 |
| 2W | 1729 | 116.1 | 1250 | 155.9 | 1532 | 275.1 |
| 4W | 1872 | 155.3 | 1278 | 143.8 | 1628 | 334.8 |
| Knee extensor strength (Nm) | ||||||
| PRE | 215.2 | 28.41 | 139.1 | 21.15 | 183.9 | 45.97 |
| 2W | 171.3 | 24.26 | 117.8 | 23.88 | 149.2 | 35.78 |
| 4W | 227.3 | 30.89 | 146.9 | 30.60 | 194.2 | 50.50 |