Table 1.
Group | Estimated MT volume [cm3] | PDFF [%] | ||||
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M1 | M2 | M4 | M1 | M2 | M4 | |
G1 | 250 ± 32 | 245 ± 26 | — | 6.9 ± 2.4 | 6.6 ± 1.8 | — |
n = 23 | ||||||
G3 | 253 ± 38 | 244 ± 20 | 257 ± 22 | 5.7 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 5.6 ± 1.4 |
n = 7 | ||||||
G2 | 160 ± 21 | 159 ± 22 | — | 19.3 ± 6.0 | 19.1 ± 6.2 | — |
n = 24 | ||||||
G4 | 160 ± 21 | — | 161 ± 22 | 18.6 ± 6.0 | — | 19.4 ± 6.1a |
n = 23 |
Long‐term repeatability was determined from measurements M1 and M4 (13 weeks apart). G1: young, short‐term; G3: young, long‐term; G2: elderly, short‐term; G4: elderly, long‐term groups. MT, muscle tissue; PDFF, proton density fat fraction.
Significant difference between M1 and M4 results.