a statistical trendP = 0.08
Females who dropped out had a statistical trend of weaker quadriceps force than their counterparts who remained in the unit (79 kgF versus 87 kgF, P = 0.08) and a slower running time (12 : 44 versus 12 : 15, P = 0.06) but no difference in V ̇ O 2 max.