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. 2018 Aug 30;13(8):e0198304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198304

Table 1. Changes in marginal estimates of combined RF and VL morphology following 8-weeks of resistance training (mean ± SE).

PRE 95% C.I. POST 95% C.I. Δ 95% C.I.
Muscle thickness (cm) 2.13 ± 0.07 (1.98–2.28) 2.13 ± 0.07 (1.99–2.27) 0.00 ± 0.01 (-0.02–0.02)
Cross-sectional area (cm2) 23.05 ± 1.23 (20.42–25.68) 24.82 ± 1.26* (22.11–27.53) 1.78 ± 0.40 (-2.63–-0.92)
Echo intensity (au) 60.03 ± 1.57 (56.66–63.40) 60.67 ± 1.20 (58.11–63.23) 0.65 ± 0.91 (-2.59–1.30)
Pennation angle (°) 13.05 ± 0.37 (12.27–13.84) 13.74 ± 0.34 (13.01–14.48) 0.69 ± 0.34 (-1.43–0.04)
Fascicle length (cm) 9.84 ± 0.36 (9.07–10.62) 9.31 ± 0.31 (8.64–9.97) -0.54 ± 0.28 (-0.07–1.14)

Note:

*Significantly (p < 0.05) different from PRE;

Different (p < 0.10) from PRE.