Table 2.
Muscle area measurements via peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) scan.
| HIIRT (N = 11) | TRT (N = 9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| Forearm total area (mm3) | 5081.45 ± 919.94 | 5299.05 ± 982.13 * | 4903.00 ± 747.16 | 5052.94 ± 732.91 * |
| Forearm muscle area (mm3) | 3869.66 ± 1239.69 | 4016.45 ± 1192.34 | 3532.00 ± 824.47 | 3805.81 ± 949.33 |
| Forearm fat area (mm3) | 842.39 ± 469.04 | 905.43 ± 391.67 | 1032.39 ± 396.77 | 900.31 ± 343.13 |
| Forearm muscle/fat ratio (%) | 26.80 ± 19.22 | 26.56 ± 16.92 | 33.08 ± 17.91 | 26.94 ± 15.79 |
| Thigh total area (mm3) | 16,438.36 ± 3277.39 | 15,782.18 ± 3431.63 | 16,126.17 ± 15,555.64 | 15,011.67 ± 1689.93 |
| Thigh muscle area (mm3) | 10,523.73 ± 3200.85 | 9911.64 ± 2638.34 | 10,084.89 ± 2165.65 | 9287.36 ± 2715.81 |
| Thigh fat area (mm3) | 5130.30 ± 2214.18 | 5033.32 ± 2434.48 | 5355.78 ± 1700.94 | 4986.89 ± 1648.49 * |
| Thigh muscle/fat ratio (%) | 56.31 ± 37.36 | 55.37 ± 32.07 | 57.34 ± 26.83 | 62.76 ± 38.54 |
Data are mean ± SD. * significantly different from pre (p < 0.05). HIIRT, High Intensity Interval Training; TRT, Traditional Resistance Training.