TABLE 3.

Muscle fiber distribution according to sex and training type

Group	n	Percentage of STMF	Percentage of FTMF	P values for STMF
				Endurance vs power	Athletes vs controls (same sex)
Female endurance	14	61.8 (9.9)	41.2 (10.0)	0.014*	0.047*
Female power	15	51.1 (11.8)	51.6 (10.4)		0.724
Female controls	25	52.7 (14.7)	50.4 (13.4)	-	-
Male endurance	37	60.8 (16.2)	42.6 (17.1)	< 0.0001*	< 0.0001*
Male power	33	46.3 (10.7)	56.7 (10.7)		0.486
Male controls	40	44.2 (14.0)	58.7 (13.6)	-	-

^*P < 0.05, statistically significant differences. All data are presented as mean (SD).