Table 1.
Levels of glycogen (mmol·kg−1·dry muscle) and activity of β‐hydroxyacyl‐Coenzyme A dehydrogenase and citrate synthase (mmol·min−1·kg−1·dry muscle), in muscle biopsies taken before and after the operation
| Pre | Post | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glycogen, mmol·kg−1 dry muscle | |||
| All | 261 ± 55 (181–431) | 181 ± 89 (113–266)a | −88 (−116 to −60) |
| Women | 286 ± 93 (198–431) | 186 ± 33 (135–223)a | 100 (−194 to −6) |
| Men | 264 ± 40 (181–323) | 179 ± 47 (103–226)a | −85 (−116 to −54) |
| HAD, mmol·min−1·kg−1 dry muscle | |||
| All | 41.1 ± 12.8 (22.1–63.3) | 43.2 ± 12.5 (10.2–69.6) | 2.1 (−9.8 to 5.6) |
| Women | 37.3 ± 12.8 (19.5–52.3) | 50.4 ± 11.5 (40.6–69.6) | 13.1 (−6.9 to 34.8) |
| Men | 42.9 ± 12.6 (19.7–63.3) | 42.1 ± 8.8 (24.4–57.0) | −0.8 (−16.2 to 18.2) |
| CS, mmol·min−1·kg−1 dry muscle | |||
| All | 41.7 ± 9.7 (37.7–68.1) | 45.3 ± 14.6 (15.1–93.5) | 3.6 (−1.3 to 8.5) |
| Women | 37.2 ± 6.2 (24.1–43.6) | 43.8 ± 15.4 (15.1– 61.6) | 6.7 (−21.6 to 8.2) |
| Men | 43.6 ± 10.4 (31.7–68.1) | 45.9 ± 14.7 (35.6–93.5) | 2.3 (−2.5 to 7.1) |
Difference refers to the change from Pre to Post. The values presented are means ± SE and range for 23 subjects (All), 17 subjects (Men), and 6 subjects (Women). In the case of glycogen, data from one male and one female subject are missing.
a
P < 0.05 versus Pre, evaluated by Student's paired t‐test.