Table 3 Body weight, glucose, MVCC changes of diabetic rats during 8-week treatment by different exercise training and ursolic acid.

From: Resistance training and ursolic acid consumption affect hepatokines in aged diabetic rat liver

Variable

group

Pre-test

Week-4

Week-8

P-value

Effect size

Weight

(g)

HC

452.40 ± 51.54

443.20 ± 55.29

457.80 ± 5.04

Group: 0.151

Time:0.091

Group*time: 0.988

0.041

0.061

0.001

DC

404.25 ± 70.04

345.25 ± 65.72

341.75 ± 66.79

DU

406.40 ± 15.10

390.60 ± 8.47

378.40 ± 46.15

DR

438.00 ± 54.40

402.00 ± 42.67

395.20 ± 43.44

DRU

431.80 ± 34.85

403.00 ± 40.26

389.60 ± 41.84

Glucose

(mg.dl)

DC

90.00 ± 5.19

90.40 ± 5.89

86.80 ± 6.49

Group: 0.071

Time:0.017

Group*time: 0.307

0.080

0.095

0.061

CD

438.00 ± 92.82

490.75 ± 77.27

398.50 ± 56.85

DU

420.60 ± 17.05

392.20 ± 74.60

278.80 ± 22.59

DR

454.80 ± 56.87

341.40 ± 64.85

285.20 ± 55.14

DRU

409.20 ± 84.30

262.60 ± 46.71

272.20 ± 43.48

MVCC

HC

339.20 ± 38.75

332.20 ± 41.23

349.20 ± 37.64

Group: 0.001

Time:0.001

Group*time: 0.178

0.361

0.206

0.071

DC

303.00 ± 52.49

258.75 ± 49.51

293.75 ± 59.17

DU

304.80 ± 11.1

292.80 ± 6.22

296.00 ± 27.58

DR

328.40 ± 40.79

340.00 ± 5.76

398.60 ± 64.45

DRU

324.00 ± 26.33

365.40 ± 71.79

442.20 ± 52.68

  1. HC: healthy control; DC: diabetic control; DU: diabetic plus ursolic acid; DR: diabetic plus resistance training; DRU: diabetic plus resistance training and ursolic acid;.