Age (years)
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60.0 ± 1.8
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56.8 ± 1.0
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0.09
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Height (cm)
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162.8 ± 1.5
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163.4 ± 1.3
|
0.75
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Weight (kg)
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68.5 ± 4.3
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69.1 ± 2.0
|
0.88
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Body mass index (kg m-2)
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25.7 ± 1.3
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25.9 ± 0.8
|
0.87
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FM duration (year)
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13.7 ± 1.9
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N/A
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N/A
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IPAQ (MET minute week-1)
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7574 ± 1882
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5928 ± 864
|
0.37
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Baseline MVIC (N m)
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113.6 ± 5.3
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128.4 ± 5.6
|
0.08
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% Loss in MVIC immediately post-exercise
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31.4 ± 1.3
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27.4 ± 2.4
|
0.23
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% Loss in MVIC at 12 minutes post-exercise
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21.1 ± 2.5
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17.5 ± 2.0
|
0.28
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VAS pain score pre-exercise (mm)
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52.4 ± 6.5
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6.9 ± 2.1
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< 0.001
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VAS pain score post-exercise (mm)
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56.2 ± 7.0
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17.4 ± 4.5
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< 0.001
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VAS pain score after 12 minutes recovery (mm)
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53.6 ± 6.7
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10.1 ± 3.3
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< 0.001
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VAS fatigue score post-exercise (mm)
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61.0 ± 7.0
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22.8 ± 4.2
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< 0.001
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