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Table 3 Initial and final body weights (g), final body composition, and weights (g) of selected organs (means and SEM) of the rats assigned to the four treatment groups

From: Intestinal adaptations to a combination of different diets with and without endurance exercise

 

Daniel Fast Exercise

Daniel Fast Sedentary

Western Diet Exercise

Western diet Sedentary

P for Group Comparisons

Initial Body Mass

193 ± 3

185 ± 6

186 ± 3

187 ± 4

 

Final Body Mass

519 ± 8a

515 ± 24a

555 ± 22a

604 ± 23b

<0.0001

Final Fat Mass (g)

101 ± 7a

124 ± 10a

162 ± 8b

195 ± 8c

<0.0001

Final Lean Mass (g)

391 ± 9

376 ± 8

366 ± 9

387 ± 7

 

Final % Fat

20.3 ± 1.3a

24.6 ± 1.4a

30.6 ± 1.3b

33.5 ± 1.0b

<0.0001

Liver

17.2 ± 0.4a

16.9 ± 1.1a

24.5 ± 2.3b

27.1 ± 2.7b

<0.0001

Heart

1.46 ± 0.04

1.31 ± 0.08

1.42 ± 0.09

1.60 ± 0.06

 

Spleen

0.75 ± 0.03

0.81 ± 0.03

0.75 ± 0.05

0.87 ± 0.03

 

Brain

2.20 ± 0.04

2.12 ± 0.04

2.16 ± 0.03

2.13 ± 0.04

 
  1. Values in a row with different letter superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05)