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. 2022 Apr 28;132(6):1432–1447. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00025.2022

Table 2.

Muscle phenotypic features before and after PRT

Baseline
Percent Change after PRT
Cellular Muscle Features Mean, SD/Median Range Min-Max n (Female) Mean (SD)/Median Range Min-Max n (Female)
Mean fCSA 3,951.5 (1,548.6)/3,592.8 2,079.1–8,471.9 38 (23) 13.1 (30.1)/10.3$ −38.4 to −91.6 32 (19)
T1 fCSA 4,564.2 (1,610.0)/4,196.2 2,302.9–8,337.1 38 (23) 8.6 (30.8)/2.6 −39.7 to −85.1 32 (19)
T2 fCSA 3,512.7 (1,758.4)/2,873.7 1,541.0–8,977.5 38 (23) 19.6 (30.8)/14.0* −28.4 to –100.9 32 (19)
T1 FF,% 44.3 (17.0)/42.7 5.8–90.8 38 (23) −10.1 (25.0)/−14.2* −60.4 to −58.9 32 (19)
T2a FF,% 26.6 (13.2)/26.6 1.0–59.7 38 (23) 71.3 (82.2)/51.2* −36.4 to –292.2 32 (19)
T2a/x FF,% 27.6 (19.1)/26.7 0.0–91.3 38 (23) −12.0 (76.4)/−25.2* −97.1 to –315.1 32 (19)
CD11b+/CD206− cells/fiber 0.04 (0.03)/0.03 0.01–0.14 37 (20) 92.4 (140.4)/34.5 −77.5 to –438.8 32 (19)
CD11b+/CD206+ macs/fiber 0.2 (0.1)/0.1 0.05–0.75 37 (20) 64.2 (84.1)/39.3* −60.3 to –331.0 32 (19)
% CD11b+/CD206− cells/total 17.2 (7.3)/17.2 7.0–38.8 37 (20) 13.9 (57.6)/−4.6* −66.1 to –163.8 32 (19)
% CD11b+/CD206+ macs/total 82.8 (7.3)/82.8 61.2–93.0 37 (20) 0.8 (9.3)/2.1 −16.7 to −23.3 32 (19)
Total CD11b+ cells/fiber 20.8 (14.4)/17.8 5.6–89.2 37 (20) 63.6 (82.1)/48.2* −63.0 to –309.9 32 (19)
T1 SC/fiber 0.09 (0.04)/0.08 0.05–0.18 32 (20) 17.5 (47.1)/14.5 −57.0 to –97.2 32 (20)
T2 SC/fiber 0.06 (0.03)/0.05 0.01–0.14 32 (20) 34.1 (77.0)/13.2$ −77.8 to –237.8 32 (20)
Mean SC/fiber 0.08 (0.03)/0.08 0.03–0.13 32 (20) 25.8 (55.7)/19.7$ −64.9 to –154.6 32 (20)
All MN/fiber 1.9 (0.7)/1.8 0.8–3.9 30 (17) 6.0 (31.1)/5.2 −43.4 to –92.2 30 (17)
T1 MN/fiber 2.1 (0.8)/2.0 0.8–3.9 29 (16) 4.7 (34.8)/−1.1 −49.0 to –82.9 29 (16)
T2 MN/fiber 1.8 (0.8)/1.6 0.8–4.0 29 (16) 1.4 (31.2)/−6.7 −50.2 to –94.0 29 (16)
Total collagen content, % SR+ 6.9 (2.6)/6.7 2.3–13.7 31 (16) 1.9 (61.4)/−9.7 −72.7 to –262.7 31 (16)
Loose CO, Green per area 318.7 (47.7)/303.9 139.4–382.3 33 (17) −1.2 (13.5)/−2.0 −19.4 to –58.4 33 (17)
Dense CO, Red per area 508.3 (91.1)/508.7 205.0–835.9 33 (17) 0.3 (17.4)/−1.7 −38.6 to –62.1 33 (17)
Capillaries/Fiber 1.2 (0.4)/1.2 0.6–2.1 33 (17) 16.5 (30.3)/14.0* −44.0 to –80.4 33 (17)
DXA bilateral thigh muscle mass normalized, kg/cm 232.0 (43.7)/221.3 160.7–329.2 48 (29) 3.8 (5.8)/5.0 −10.4 to –16.5 48 (29)
CT thigh muscle (−29 to 150 HU) area, cm2 111.2 (25.1)/105.1 69.4–159.6 48 (29) 5.7 (6.2)/5.1 −14.9 to –23.3 44 (28)

CO, collagen organization; CT, computed tomography; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; fCSA, fiber cross-sectional area; FF, fiber frequency; macs, macrophages; MN, myonuclei; PRT, progressive resistance training; SC, satellite cells; SD, standard deviation; SR, Sirius Red; T, type.

*

Significant pre/postdifference; $trend (P value = 0.051–0.12).