Table 2. Serum IGF-1 of the subgroups: For details of the whole group see Matsakas et al. (2004). Control group (CO), low exercise volume group (L-EX), medium exercise volume group (M-EX), high exercise volume group (H-EX). Data are means (±SD).
CO (n = 9) L-EX (n = 5) M-EX (n = 10) H-EX (n = 5)
Serum IGF-1 level (ng·ml-1) 2039 (218) 1463 (106)a 1369 (300)a 1277 (283)a
Body weight (g) 499 (48) 477 (31) 445 (31)b 442 (39)b
Significant different from the control group, adjusted for body weight. Significant different from the control group.