Table 2—

Mitochondrial parameters in vastus lateralis biopsies

	Total counted n	Meannumber n·µm⁻²	Meanfractional area %	Meansize µm²	Meanleast diameter µm	Meanperimeter µm	MeanZ-linewidth nm
Control
1	393	0.45	6.82	0.154	0.34	1.53	99
2	516	0.56	2.69	0.048	0.17	0.86	84
3	531	0.95	3.63	0.038	0.16	0.74	74
4	318	0.57	3.84	0.068	0.24	1.02	96
Mean±sd	440±102	0.63±0.22	4.25±1.79	0.077±0.053	0.23±0.08	1.04±0.35	88±11
Patient
1	310	0.21	1.62	0.077	0.23	1.08	84
2	363	0.41	1.98	0.048	0.19	0.87	104
3	275	0.31	1.07	0.034	0.16	0.72	96
4	309	0.36	1.54	0.043	0.18	0.82	86
5	279	0.41	2.81	0.072	0.19	1.11	108
6	299	0.32	2.67	0.083	0.24	1.15	91
Mean±sd	306±32*	0.34±0.07*	1.95±0.68*	0.060±0.020	0.20±0.03	0.96±0.18	95±10

*: p<0.05 compared with controls.