Figure 2
From: Four-week individual caging of male ICR mice alters body composition without change in body mass
Body composition differences between group-caged and individually-caged mice. After four weeks of caging, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), lean tissue percentage and fat tissue percentage of mice were measured using InAlyzer. (a) Table of the mean BMC and BMD, and mean percentage mass of the parameters lean tissue and fat tissue relative to body mass. (b) BMC value (g). BMC of both groups of mice were not significant (t-test, P = 0.269). (c) BMD value (g/cm2). Compared to the group-caged mice, individual caged mice have significantly lower BMD (t-test, P = 0.0031). (d) Lean tissue percentage to mass (%). Compared to the group-caged mice, individual caged mice have significantly lower lean tissue percentage (t-test, P = 0.011). (e) Fat tissue percentage to mass (%). Compared to the group-caged mice, individually-caged mice have significantly higher fat percentage (t-test, P = 0.009). All the error bars represent the SEM. (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).
