Table 2.
Sex Comparison of Change in Quadriceps Function After Exercise
| Preexercise, Mean ± SD |
Postexercise, Mean ± SD |
% Change |
95% Confidence Interval |
|
| Knee-extension maximal voluntary isometric contraction torque, Nm/kg | ||||
| Men | 2.63 ± 0.68a | 2.62 ± 0.55 | 1.94b | 9.29, −5.42 |
| Women | 2.56 ± 0.70 | 2.28 ± 0.65 | −10.32 | −3.16, −17.80 |
| Quadriceps superimposed-burst torque, Nm/kg | ||||
| Men | 3.49 ± 0.82 | 3.60 ± 0.82 | 3.39 | 7.35, −0.56 |
| Women | 3.39 ± 0.40 | 3.33 ± 0.53 | −1.84 | 4.64, −8.31 |
| Quadriceps central activation ratio, % | ||||
| Men | 75.4 ± 10.2 | 73.9 ± 9.7 | −1.45b | 4.26, −7.16 |
| Women | 75.0 ± 16.4 | 68.0 ± 16.0 | −8.69 | −4.71, −12.67 |
a
Significant between-groups × time interaction (P < .05).
b
Significant between-groups difference in preexercise to postexercise percentage of change (P < .05).