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Table 5 Mean and standard deviation values for TNF-α and cortisol concentrations according to group, type of contraction and evaluation time

From: Strength gain through eccentric isotonic training without changes in clinical signs or blood markers

Variables

Groups

Evaluation time

  

Baseline

24 hours

48 hours

72 hours

96 hours

TNF-α (pg/mL)

C1 (n=24)

11.16±0.08

11.17±0.08

11.16±0.07

11.17±0.10

11.17±0.08

 

E1 (n=22)

11.17±0.12

11.15±0.07

11.16±0.09

11.15±0.07

11.15±0.07

 

C10 (n=23)

11.18±0.07

11.18±0.08

11.17±0.10

11.19±0.10

11.20±0.11

 

E10 (n=24)

11.20±0.07

11.20±0.09

11.18±0.06

11.19±0.07

11.20±0.09

Cortisol (ng/mL)

C1 (n=24)

96.32±17.30

   

93.48±16.83

 

E1 (n=22)

90.97±17.95

   

93.95 ±16.56

 

C10 (n=23)

91.19±19.59

   

89.23±12.61

 

E10 (n=24)

94.95±16.40

   

91.24±16.31

  1. Legend: C1: Concentric stress; E1: Eccentric stress; C10: Concentric training; E10: Eccentric training. TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor alpha.