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Table 1 Muscle calcium content, plasma calcium level, and calcium losses measured in the control and the hypokinetic groups and in the periodic fluid redistribution control and the hypokinetic groups during the pre-experimental and experimental periods

From: Chronic periodic fluid redistribution effect on muscle calcium in healthy subjects during prolonged hypokinesia

Experimental period in days

Calcium

Muscle (mmol/100 g−1 FFDS)

Plasma (mmol/L)

Urinary (mmol/days)

Fecal (mmol/days)

Active control subjects (ACS) (n = 10)

 Average values

  Pre-experimental

41.10 ± 3.61

2.20 ± 0.05

3.40 ± 1.12

14.2 ± 2.2

  60th

41.12 ± 4.41

2.20 ± 0.01

3.38 ± 1.13

13.7 ± 2.0

  120th

41.14 ± 3.50

2.19 ± 0.01

3.38 ± 1.11

13.8 ± 2.2

  180th

41.13 ± 4.42

2.18 ± 0.04

3.39 ± 1.12

13.9 ± 2.0

  240th

41.17 ± 5.51

2.19 ± 0.05

3.37 ± 1.15

13.7 ± 2.2

  300th

41.16 ± 3.41

2.18 ± 0.03

3.38 ± 1.11

13.9 ± 2.1

  364th

41.19 ± 4.40

2.19 ± 0.04

3.39 ± 1.10

13.8 ± 2.2

Hypokinetic subjects (HKS) (n = 10)

 Average values

  Pre-experimental

41.11 ± 4.52

2.21 ± 0.04

3.42 ± 1.12

14.1 ± 2.2

  60th

37.77 ± 3.30*,†

2.39 ± 0.01*,†

4.30 ± 1.14*,†

18.8 ± 2.4*,†

  120th

37.90 ± 4.51*,†

2.37 ± 0.04*,†

4.28 ± 1.11*,†

18.3 ± 2.3*,†

  180th

37.07 ± 4.42*,†

2.40 ± 0.02*,†

4.38 ± 1.13*,†

20.0 ± 2.5*,†

  240th

37.25 ± 5.40*,†

2.38 ± 0.05*,†

4.33 ± 1.14*,†

18.8 ± 2.4*,†

  300th

34.14 ± 4.53*,†

2.53 ± 0.03*,†

5.08 ± 1.13*,†

23.5 ± 2.3*,†

  364th

34.33 ± 5.54*,†

2.50 ± 0.01*,†

4.97 ± 1.12*,†

22.3 ± 2.0*,†

Periodic fluid redistribution control subjects (PFRCS) (n = 10)

 Average values

  Pre-experimental

40.63 ± 2.35

2.28 ± 0.03

3.56 ± 1.12

15.5 ± 2.2

  60th

42.64 ± 3.50

2.24 ± 0.05

3.22 ± 1.10

14.0 ± 2.5

  120th

42.48 ± 2.38

2.25 ± 0.03

3.25 ± 1.13

14.8 ± 2.0

  180th

43.01 ± 5.00

2.23 ± 0.02

3.16 ± 1.11

13.7 ± 2.3

  240th

42.90 ± 3.41

2.24 ± 0.03

3.18 ± 1.12

14.0 ± 2.2

  300th

45.11 ± 5.47

2.22 ± 0.04

3.10 ± 1.13

13.1 ± 2.2

  364th

44.97 ± 3.37

2.23 ± 0.02

3.13 ± 1.12

13.5 ± 2.4

Periodic fluid redistribution hypokinetic subjects (PFRHS) (n = 10)

 Average values

  Pre-experimental

40.65 ± 3.70

2.27 ± 0.03

3.56 ± 1.10

15.0 ± 2.1

  60th

42.48 ± 5.47+

2.21 ± 0.05+

3.18 ± 1.12+

13.7 ± 2.0+

  120th

42.43 ± 4.43+

2.18 ± 0.04+

3.25 ± 1.10+

14.0 ± 2.3+

  180th

42.81 ± 4.40+

2.15 ± 0.05+

3.04 ± 1.12+

13.3 ± 2.0+

  240th

42.72 ± 5.61+

2.18 ± 0.03+

3.16 ± 1.11+

13.7 ± 2.2+

  300th

45.26 ± 4.52+

2.12 ± 0.04+

2.94 ± 1.10+

12.3 ± 2.3+

  364th

44.93 ± 5.54+

2.17 ± 0.05+

2.98 ± 1.11+

12.7 ± 2.0+

  1. All values are expressed as mean ± SD
  2. FFDS fat free dry solids
  3. p < 0.05 significant differences between the pre-experimental and experimental period values
  4. p < 0.05 significant differences between the active control and the hypokinetic groups of subjects
  5. + p < 0.05 significant differences between the hypokinetic and the periodic fluid redistribution hypokinetic groups of subjects