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