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.