Table 1 Effects of dietary interventions and exercise on the absolute (g) and relative weight (g/100 g) of white adipose depots, skeletal muscle, adrenal gland and thymus at the end of the experiment.

From: Restricted cafeteria feeding and treadmill exercise improved body composition, metabolic profile and exploratory behavior in obese male rats

 

STD-C

STD-E

CAF-C

CAF-E

CAFR-C

CAFR-E

1st ANOVA (STD vs. CAF)

2nd ANOVA (CAF vs. CAFR)

WAT absolute weight (g)

Inguinal

21.78 ± 1.46

19.68 ± 1.72

36.26 ± 1.84

38.33 ± 3.01

35.60 ± 1.56

29.64 ± 1.91

D***

D*

Retroperitoneal

10.90 ± 0.57

8.92 ± 0.65

20.37 ± 1.12

19.23 ± 0.93

17.32 ± 0.70

16.46 ± 0.99

D***

D**

Mesenteric

8.18 ± 0.47

7.33 ± 0.67

12.32 ± 0.53

11.47 ± 0.60

10.56 ± 0.39

10.58 ± 0.48

D***

D*

Epididymal

7.42 ± 0.24

6.68 ± 0.33

12.14 ± 0.65

12.41 ± 0.50

11.32 ± 0.35

11.00 ± 0.36

D***

D*

Abdominal

26.50 ± 1.16

22.93 ± 1.56

44.84 ± 1.96

43.12 ± 1.87

39.21 ± 1.27

38.05 ± 1.67

D***

D**

Total

48.28 ± 2.54

42.61 ± 3.12

81.11 ± 3.50

81.45 ± 4.83

74.81 ± 2.57

67.70 ± 2.86

D***

D**

Muscle absolute weight (g)

Soleus

0.18 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

–

–

Gastrocnemius

2.30 ± 0.04

2.29 ± 0.02

2.36 ± 0.05

2.31 ± 0.07

2.23 ± 0.05

2.18 ± 0.05

–

D*

Adrenal gland absolute weight (mg)

39.50 ± 2.64

40.40 ± 2.15

39.89 ± 2.37

41.33 ± 3.23

40.44 ± 1.04

38.56 ± 2.09

–

–

Thymus absolute weight (mg)

135 ± 4

124 ± 9

151 ± 12

147 ± 12

150 ± 9

128 ± 7

–

–

WAT relative weight (g/100 g)

Inguinal

4.57 ± 0.25

4.15 ± 0.29

6.51 ± 0.27

6.84 ± 0.40

6.63 ± 0.29

5.64 ± 0.32

D***

–

Retroperitoneal

2.29 ± 0.09

1.88 ± 0.11

3.66 ± 0.17

3.45 ± 0.11

3.23 ± 0.14

3.12 ± 0.15

D***, E*

D*

Mesenteric

1.72 ± 0.08

1.54 ± 0.11

2.21 ± 0.06

2.05 ± 0.07

1.96 ± 0.06

2.01 ± 0.05

D***

D*

Epididymal

1.56 ± 0.03

1.41 ± 0.06

2.18 ± 0.09

2.23 ± 0.05

2.11 ± 0.06

2.09 ± 0.06

D***

–

Abdominal

5.58 ± 0.11

4.85 ± 0.26

8.05 ± 0.25

7.73 ± 0.19

7.31 ± 0.24

7.23 ± 0.22

D***, E*

D*

Total

10.15 ± 0.41

9.01 ± 0.52

14.57 ± 0.45

14.58 ± 0.58

13.94 ± 0.48

12.87 ± 0.39

D***

D*

Muscle relative weight (g/100 g)

Soleus

0.038 ± 0.002

0.037 ± 0.002

0.034 ± 0.001

0.031 ± 0.001

0.033 ± 0.001

0.033 ± 0.001

D**

–

Gastrocnemius

0.48 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.01

D***

–

Adrenal gland relative weight (mg/100 g)

8.36 ± 0.57

8.65 ± 0.56

7.19 ± 0.433

7.45 ± 0.59

7.55 ± 0.28

7.39 ± 0.46

D*

–

Thymus relative weight (mg/100 mg)

28.57 ± 0.97

26.34 ± 1.81

27.16 ± 2.15

26.55 ± 2.37

28.20 ± 2.03

24.60 ± 1.66

–

–

  1. The two last right columns indicate the significant ANOVA results for analyzed factors (D Diet; E Exercise; DxE Diet*Exercise interaction; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001). Data are mean ± SEM. Abdominal WAT was calculated as the sum of the retroperitoneal, epididymal and mesenteric depots. WAT: White Adipose Tissue.
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