Table 1.
Body weight and quadriceps muscle weights
Age (months) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 (n = 16) |
12 (n = 18) |
18 (n = 12) |
24 (n = 12) |
Body weight (g) |
30 ± 1.8 |
27 ± 2.2 |
28 ± 1.3 |
28 ± 1.3 |
Quadriceps weight (g) |
0.15 ± 0.02 |
0.18 ± 0.01acd |
0.15 ± 0.02 |
0.16 ± 0.01 |
Body weight/quadriceps weight ratio | 5.08 ± 0.59 | 6.15 ± 1.72acd | 5.45 ± 0.38 | 5.55 ± 0.52 |
The values represent the mean ± SEM.
Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between groups are indicated by lower case letters, where a6 m/o, c18 m/o and d24 m/o.