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. 2017 Jul 5;2:20170009. doi: 10.2490/prm.20170009

Table 2.  Changes of peak velocity and flow volume of blood in the right superficial femoral vein with TS isometric contraction (n=20).

Relative muscular activity Peak velocity (cm/s) Percentage increase of peak velocity (%) Flow volume (mL/min) Percentage increase of flowvolume (%)
Rest 27.7 [21.3–34.1] - 239.8 [171.2–308.3] -
15–35%MVC 32.0 [25.0–39.0] ** +18.6 [11.6–25.6] 292.6 [214.7–370.6] * +30.4 [9.4–51.4]
40–60%MVC 37.9 [30.1–45.6] **†† +42.4 [31.0–53.8] †† 418.8 [326.7–510.8] **†† +100.4 [61.0–139.7] ††
65–85%MVC 42.3 [33.7–50.9] **††‡‡ +58.2 [45.5–71.0] ††‡‡ 485.8 [366.0–605.5] **†† +125.9 [81.5–170.3] ††
90–100%MVC 46.4 [37.4–55.4] **††‡‡§§ +76.3 [61.6–90.9] ††‡‡§§ 582.7 [459.6–705.7] **††‡‡§§ +184.8 [122.9–246.8] ††‡‡§§

Values are means and 95% confidence intervals. * P <0.05 vs. rest; ** P <0.01 vs. rest; †† P <0.01 vs. 15–35%MVC; ‡‡ P <0.01 vs. 40–60%MVC; §§ P <0.01 vs. 65–85%MVC