Table 3. Fat fraction, contractile CSA and muscle strength in patients and in healthy controls.
| Patients | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat fraction | Knee-extensors1 | 0.12 (0.03–0.49) | 0.09 ± 0.02 |
| M. sartorius1 | 0.16 ± 0.06 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | |
| M. rectus femoris1 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | |
| M. vastus medialis1 | 0.11 (0.03–0.75) | 0.07 ± 0.02 | |
| M. vastus lateralis. et intermedius1 | 0.11 (0.04–0.73) | 0.08 ± 0.03 | |
| Knee-flexors1 | 0.21 (0.06-0.75)* | 0.12 ± 0.03 | |
| M. biceps femoris, caput longum1 | 0.15 (0.08-0.76) | 0.12 ± 0.02 | |
| M. semimembranosus1 | 0.32 ± 0.26* | 0.11 ± 0.04 | |
| M. semitendinosus1 | 0.18 (0.05-0.77)* | 0.11 ± 0.03 | |
| M. adductor magnus1 | 0.37 ± 0.29* | 0.10 ± 0.03 | |
| M. adductor longus1 | 0.16 (0.02–0.75)* | 0.08 ± 0.02 | |
| M. gluteus maximus1 | 0.32 ± 0.24* | 0.15 ± 0.06 | |
| M. iliopsoas1 | 0.11 (0.05–0.73)* | 0.07 ± 0.03 | |
| Contractile CSA (cm2) | Knee-extensors1 | 45.53 ± 14.38* | 57.84 ± 15.51 |
| M. sartorius1 | 2.81 ± 1.10 | 2.54 ± 0.67 | |
| M. rectus femoris1 | 7.15 ± 2.01 | 6.02 ± 1.76 | |
| M. vastus medialis1 | 4.67 ± 2.66** | 9.26 ± 2.88 | |
| M. vastus lateralis et intermedius1 | 30.79 ± 12.05* | 40.61 ± 9.41 | |
| Knee-flexors1 | 16.83 (2.34-20.70)* | 18.49 ± 5.41 | |
| M. biceps femoris, caput longum1 | 6.56 (0.66–8.49)* | 7.66 ± 2.56 | |
| M. semimembranosus1 | 2.19 ± 1.57* | 2.64 ± 2.17 | |
| M. semitendinosus1 | 5.54 ± 3.48 | 7.03 ± 1.84 | |
| M. adductor magnus1 | 7.87 ± 6.83** | 20.72 ± 5.02 | |
| M. adductor longus1 | 3.11 ± 1.98 | 4.56 ± 1.36 | |
| M. gluteus maximus1 | 28.50 ± 14.76* | 39.49 ± 8.43 | |
| M. iliopsoas1 | 5.98 ± 3.28 | 6.68 ± 1.27 | |
| Muscle strength (Nm) | Knee-extensors1 | 103.2 ± 52.3** | 153.4 ± 25.6 |
| Knee-flexors1 | 46.0 ± 25.2 | 64.5 ± 12.6 | |
| Hip extensors2 | 62.8 ± 42.3* | 139.8 ± 25.5 | |
| Hip flexors4 | 77.0 ± 35.1** | 120.6 ± 29.7 | |
| Foot flexors1 | 52.4 ± 13.5 | 62.0 ± 11.3 | |
| Foot extensors1 | 20.3 ± 15.2 | 23.4 ± 14.7 | |
| Shoulder abductor1 | 37.8 ± 15.7 | 44.8 ± 12.9 | |
| Shoulder adductor1 | 43.4 ± 23.1* | 62.1 ± 19.2 | |
| Elbow flexors1 | 33.6 ± 11.7* | 40.6 ± 14.2 | |
| Elbow extensors1 | 33.2 ± 11.5 | 35.8 ± 8.4 | |
| Hand flexors1 | 16.6 ± 7.1 | 14.9 ± 4.1 | |
| Hand extensors | 8.8 ± 4.2 | 9.6 ± 1.7 | |
Notes.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
Values are given as mean and standard deviation or median and range. The superscript indicates the number of missing data in the patients group in the given analysis, e.g., fat-fraction 1 indicates one missing data. Statistically significant differences are presented in bold.