Table 3.
Muscle morphometric data
| Variables | Experimental Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ob | RT | ObRT | |
| Soleus Weight (g) | 0.176 ± 0.028 | 0.192 ± 0.035 | 0.167 ± 0.028 | 0.199 ± 0.038 |
| Tibialis Weight (g) | 0.858 ± 0.108 | 0.956 ± 0.148 | 0.865 ± 0.130 | 1.002 ± 0.137 |
| Tibia Length (cm) | 4.34 ± 0.13 | 4.41 ± 0.10 | 4.34 ± 0.11 | 4.45 ± 0.04 |
| Soleus /tibia (mg/cm) | 40.52 ± 5.93 | 43.68 ± 8.06 | 38.42 ± 5.84 | 44.89 ± 8.81 |
| Tibialis/tibia (mg/cm) | 197.61 ± 22.07 | 216.67 ± 33.12 | 199.29 ± 26.98 | 225.25 ± 30.81 |
Values presented as mean ± SD. Sedentary control group (C; n = 10), sedentary obese (Ob; n=7), control submitted to resistance training (RT; n = 10) and obese submitted to RT (ObRT; n = 9). ANOVA followed by Tukey post hoc test.