Table 2 Results of muscle cross-sectional area
Younger-Men (n = 17) | Younger-Women (n = 15) | Older-Men (n = 18) | Older-Women (n = 19) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC | CSA | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.3 |
Normalized CSA | 0.025 ± 0.006 | 0.020 ± 0.004 | 0.023 ± 0.005 | 0.023 ± 0.005 | |
IP | CSA | 8.1 ± 1.1 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 3.9 ± 0.7 |
Normalized CSA | 0.131 ± 0.019 | 0.102 ± 0.023 | 0.094 ± 0.014 | 0.083 ± 0.012 | |
RF | CSA | 12.0 ± 2.0 | 8.5 ± 2.2 | 8.7 ± 1.8 | 6.1 ± 1.1 |
Normalized CSA | 0.193 ± 0.030 | 0.159 ± 0.034 | 0.143 ± 0.031 | 0.128 ± 0.024 | |
QUAD | CSA | 69.9 ± 7.6 | 48.9 ± 7.6 | 57.4 ± 9.1 | 39.3 ± 6.0 |
Normalized CSA | 1.13 ± 0.083 | 0.918 ± 0.098 | 0.943 ± 0.151 | 0.829 ± 0.121 | |