Table 1 Final body weight and bone physical dimensions: means final body weight, tibial length and maximum diameter at the mid shaft of the right tibias of the rats
Groups | No. of rats (n) | Age of rats at sacrifice (weeks) | Initial body weight (g) | Final body weight (g) | Tibial length (mm) | Tibial maximum diameter (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Percent difference compared to age-matched sedentary control (%) | Percent difference compared to baseline control (%) | Mean ± SD | Percent difference compared to age-matched sedentary control (%) | Percent difference compared to baseline control (%) | |||||
C | 10 | 12 | 184.9 ± 17.3 | 184.9 ± 17.3 | 35.92 ± 1.17 | 2.52 ± 0.14 | ||||
8S | 10 | 20 | 179.9 ± 12.0 | 225.2 ± 21.3 | 37.94 ± 1.08 | +5.62 | 2.62 ± 0.15 | +3.97 | ||
8Ex | 10 | 20 | 181.4 ± 18.6 | 227.3 ± 16.8 | 38.25 ± 0.57 | +0.8 | +6.49 | 2.80 ± 0.10a | +6.9 | +11.11 |
20S | 10 | 32 | 185.2 ± 22.2 | 244.0 ± 26.0 | 38.32 ± 1.19 | +6.68 | 2.61 ± 0.26 | +3.57 | ||
8Ex12S | 10 | 32 | 180.9 ± 13.0 | 249.0 ± 26.0 | 38.43 ± 1.28 | +0.3 | +6.99 | 2.81 ± 0.21a | +7.7 | +11.51 |
20Ex | 10 | 32 | 180.6 ± 17.3 | 258.1 ± 23.6 | 39.11 ± 0.82 | +2.1 | +8.88 | 2.92 ± 0.13a | +11.9 | +15.87 |
32S | 10 | 44 | 178.4 ± 8.6 | 257.8 ± 15.1 | 38.84 ± 1.41 | +8.13 | 2.66 ± 0.17 | +5.56 | ||
8Ex24S | 10 | 44 | 179.0 ± 10.5 | 270.8 ± 13.9 | 39.12 ± 0.72 | +0.7 | +8.91 | 2.80 ± 0.10 | +5.3 | +11.11 |
32Ex | 10 | 44 | 179.4 ± 10.8 | 264.4 ± 18.5 | 38.92 ± 0.84 | +0.2 | +8.35 | 2.99 ± 0.31a,b | +12.4 | +18.85 |