Table 2.

Myonuclei and satellite cells.

	Healthy controls	Power lifters	p-values
Fiber ratio (Type I : II)	1.1 ± 0.4	0.8 ± 0.3	0.022*
Myonuclei/Type I Fiber	3.3 ± 0.4	6.8 ± 1.3	<0.001*
Myonuclei/Type II Fiber	3.6 ± 0.4	7.8 ± 0.9	<0.001*
Satellite cell/Type I Fiber	0.036 ± 0.007	0.071 ± 0.033	0.003*
Satellite cell/Type II Fiber	0.036 ± 0.014	0.049 ± 0.021	0.111

Values presented as means ± SD, n = 13 controls and n = 15 power lifters.

^*difference power lifters and controls p < 0.05.