Research Article

Intermuscular Adipose Tissue Is Muscle Specific and Associated with Poor Functional Performance

Table 3

ANOVA results: physical performance measures. Values are means (SD).

HODDN 𝑃 values

DFPT (Nm)5.2 (4.3)15.3 (7.5)a4.5 (5.3)0.00
DFPOW (W)2.3 (2.4)9.8 (6.6)a2.2 (3.2)0.00
PFPT (Nm)58.0 (18.6)48.1 (13.0)51.4 (16.5)0.37
PFPOW (W)45.9 (15.1)38.7 (10.9)41.9 (18.1)0.38
6 MW (m)512.4 (48)a459.6 (80)425.5 (98)0.04
PPT34 (1.5)31 (2.4)28 (4.0)0.001*
Stair power (W)808 (327)671 (163)601 (226)0.04*

*Indicates all 3 groups are different.
aIndicates that the group is different from the other 2 groups.
DFPT: dorsiflexor peak torque; DFPOW: dorsiflexor power; PFPT: plantarflexor peak torque; PFPOW: plantarflexor power; 6 MW: six-minute walk distance; PPT: physical performance test (9 items).