Effect of Loquat Leaf Extract on Muscle Strength, Muscle Mass, and Muscle Function in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, and Placebo-Controlled Trial
Table 2
Comparison of the muscle strength of the two groups.
Variables
Group
Week 0
Week 4
Δ4-0 weeks
Week 12
Δ12-0 weeks
60°/s knee extension peak TQ (Rt), Nm
LLE ()
87.8 38.4
89.8 34.3
2.0 16.8
0.543
90.2 33.6
2.4 18.6
0.513
Placebo ()
101.2 39.5
101.0 33.4
−0.2 20.9
0.969
109.9 45.8
8.7 23.9
0.070
P
0.678
P
0.285
60°/s knee extension peak TQ (Lt), Nm
LLE ()
86.9 31.3
91.5 36.0
4.6 17.5
0.182
92.0 34.5
5.1 15.4
0.094
Placebo ()
96.9 32.6
104.7 42.0
7.8 19.8
0.051
109.1 41.0
12.2 19.2
0.003
P
0.534
P
0.143
60°/s knee extension peak TQ/weight (Rt), Nm/kg
LLE ()
148.8 52.0
153.1 45.7
4.3 28.1
0.435
153.8 45.0
5.1 31.9
0.417
Placebo ()
161.4 48.4
163.1 44.0
1.7 32.1
0.786
174.6 55.0
13.2 35.2
0.062
P
0.754
P
0.376
60°/s knee extension peak TQ/weight (Lt), Nm/kg
LLE ()
148.9 45.4
156.0 49.1
7.1 27.9
0.196
157.0 46.9
8.1 25.4
0.111
Placebo ()
155.9 42.0
166.8 50.0
11.0 28.2
0.054
173.4 47.2
17.5 27.9
0.003
P
0.617
P
0.201
Handgrip (L), kg
LLE ()
26.8 4.9
27.7 5.9
0.9 2.8
0.100
28.0 6.7
1.2 4.1
0.151
Placebo ()
30.0 8.8
30.3 9.5
0.3 3.3
0.611
31.3 9.8
1.3 3.7
0.083
P
0.485
P
0.908
Handgrip (R), kg
LLE ()
28.6 6.1
29.4 6.4
0.8 2.6
0.138
31.2 7.2
2.6 3.1
<0.001
Placebo ()
31.1 9.3
31.8 10.1
0.7 4.9
0.436
33.3 11.1
2.2 5.0
0.031
P
0.978
P
0.748
Handgrip (mean), kg
LLE ()
27.7 5.4
28.6 5.9
0.9 2.1
0.045
29.6 6.7
1.9 3.2
0.005
Placebo ()
30.6 8.9
31.1 9.7
0.5 3.8
0.471
32.3 10.4
1.7 4.0
0.032
P
0.714
P
0.901
LLE: loquat leaf extract; TQ: torque; NA: not applicable. Data are expressed as mean SD. P > 0.05 by two-sample test. Paired -test for within-group. Two-sample test between groups for comparison of the difference from baseline.
