Table 2. Time-dependent change in the absolute value of T2 values (Mean ± SD) measured before (PRE) and 1 day (D1), 3 days (D3) and 8 days (D8) after the marathon race.
Effect sizes are shown in parentheses.
| PRE | D1 | D3 | D8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFlh | |||||
| Distal | 31.7 ± 1.2 | 33.6 ± 2.7* [0.71] | 33.5 ± 2.0** [0.86] | 32.1 ± 1.9 [0.22] | |
| Middle | 32.2 ± 1.1 | 33.4 ± 1.5** [0.90] | 33.1 ±1.4* [0.68] | 32.8 ± 2.3 [0.29] | |
| Proximal | 35.5 ±1.8 | 36.3 ±2.1 [0.34] | 35.7 ± 1.7 [0.13] | 34.8 ± 1.3 [0.41] | |
| BFsh | |||||
| Distal | 32.2 ± 1.6 | 33.9 ± 2.9* [0.69] | 34.1 ± 3.2 [0.22] | 33.5 ± 3.4 [0.01] | |
| Middle | 32.8 ± 1.9 | 34.0 ± 2.5 [0.54] | 33.2 ± 2.3 [0.56] | 32.8 ± 2.2 [0.38] | |
| ST | |||||
| Distal | 30.4 ± 1.6 | 32.3 ± 2.7* [0.66] | 32.1 ± 2.0* [0.82] | 31.5 ± 2.4 [0.47] | |
| Middle | 30.9 ± 1.1 | 32.0 ± 1.5** [0.89] | 31.6 ± 1.7 [0.58] | 31.6 ± 2.0 [0.43] | |
| Proximal | 32.2 ± 2.0 | 32.5 ± 1.4 [0.3] | 31.3 ± 1.5 [0.53] | 31.0 ±1.2 [0.51] | |
| SM | |||||
| Distal | 31.5 ± 1.5 | 33.2 ± 2.5** [0.84] | 33.1 ± 1.6** [1.00] | 32.2 ± 2.2 [0.33] | |
| Middle | 31.7 ± 1.1 | 32.7 ± 1.4* [0.68] | 32.7 ± 1.3* [0.76] | 32.3 ± 1.9 [0.26] | |
| Proximal | 33.8 ± 2.9 | 34.1 ± 3.1 [0.15] | 33.5 ± 3.2 [0.11] | 33.3 ± 2.2 [0.24] | |
*Significantly different from PRE at p < 0.05.
**Significantly different from PRE at p < 0.01. BFlh, biceps femoris long head; BFsh, biceps femoris short head; ST, semitendinosus; SM, semimembranosus.