Table 2.
Mean (SD) electromyographic (EMG) activity and median power frequency of the medial gastrocnemius (MG), soleus (Sol) and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles pre (0 min, baseline) and post (135, 165 and 195 mins) study drug administration (respectively Post0, Post30, and Post60 after acute intermittent hypoxia), for ibuprofen and placebo groups
| Time-point (minutes) |
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| 0 | 135 Post0 | 165 Post30 | 195 Post60 | 0 | 135 Post0 | 165 Post30 | 195 Post60 | ||
| Muscle | Ibuprofen |
Placebo |
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| EMG Activity (mV) | MG | 0.33 (0.34) | 0.24 (0.27) | 0.32 (0.36) | 0.35 (0.45) | 0.40 (0.42) | 0.43 (0.48) | 0.41 (0.45) | 0.38 (0.40) |
| Sol | 0.20 (0.26) | 0.20 (0.25) | 0.23 (0.27) | 0.24 (0.31) | 0.18 (0.21) | 0.17 (0.20) | 0.17 (0.21) | 0.20 (0.25) | |
| TA | 0.19 (0.25) | 0.17 (0.30) | 0.16 (0.29) | 0.17 (0.30) | 0.18 (0.14) | 0.16 (0.14) | 0.19 (0.16) | 0.19 (0.16) | |
| Median Frequency | MG | 125.1 (27.7) | 127.5 (25.8) | 127.7 (26.6) | 126.7 (26.3) | 117.9 (28.9) | 120.3 (27.0) | 118.5 (27.6) | 118.4 (26.9) |
| Sol | 124.4 (25.5) | 126.4 (21.0) | 124.4 (23.8) | 129.1 (24.4) | 127.8 (27.2) | 125.8 (19.8) | 124.7 (21.1) | 124.6 (18.5) | |
| TA | 114.2 (28.3) | 119.1 (19.1) | 118.1 (21.4) | 118.8 (21.5) | 107.0 (30.3) | 111.9 (25.0) | 111.1 (23.3) | 111.7 (22.2) | |