Table 5 Mechanical properties of tendon structures in MMP3 rs679620
From: Effect of gene polymorphisms on the mechanical properties of human tendon structures
Mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA | AG | GG | |||
n = 10 | n = 40 | n = 50 | p value | ||
Knee extensors | MVC (Nm) | 203 (53) | 193 (55) | 184 (58) | 0.621 |
Maximal elongatin (mm) | 24.8 (4.5) | 23.1 (6.2) | 24.0 (5.2) | 0.656 | |
Maximal strain (%) | 7.53 (1.32) | 7.16 (1.84) | 7.49 (1.58) | 0.641 | |
Stiffness (N mm-1) | 67.8 (119) | 73.2 (23.0) | 68.6 (21.8) | 0.580 | |
Plantar flexors | MVC (Nm) | 126 (31) | 128 (28) | 126 (24) | 0.947 |
Maximal elongatin (mm) | 18.3 (2.8) | 17.4 (3.9) | 18.3 (3.6) | 0.516 | |
Maximal strain (%) | 6.55 (0.98) | 6.29 (1.55) | 6.51 (1.30) | 0.743 | |
Stiffness (N mm-1) | 36.8 (17.3) | 36.1 (12.5) | 34.2 (12.7) | 0.752 | |