Table 8.
MHC mRNA
| Variable | Men |
Women |
Training Effect | Sex Effect | Interaction Effect | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| Type I mRNA | 8.9 ± 1.53 | 9.6 ± 1.98 | 9.6 ± 1.3 | 12.3 ± 2.53 |
F1,19 = 0.710 n.s. |
F1,19 = 1.328 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.159 n.s. |
| IIa mRNA | 35.6 ± 3.63 | 47.7 ± 4.29 | 28.8 ± 1.2 | 42.3 ± 4.91 |
F1,19 = 17.200 P = 0.0005 |
F1,19 = 1.900 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.0755 n.s. |
| IIx mRNA | 22.3 ± 5.09 | 10.2 ± 3.07 | 14.2 ± 4.13 | 7.9 ± 2.86 |
F1,19 = 7.894 P = 0.0112 |
F1,17 = 0.0866 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.0201 n.s. |
| IIb mRNA | 38.1 ± 7.45 | 35.5 ± 5.61 | 23.4 ± 3.43 | 23.4 ± 4.06 |
F1,19 = 0.0015 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.537 n.s. |
F1,19 = 0.227 n.s. |
Data are means ± SE in arbitrary units/mg muscle. MHC, myosin heavy chain. Statistical significance was determined by repeated measures ANOVA and is reported for P < 0.05; n.s., not significant.