Effects of conjugated linoleic acid and exercise on bone mass in young male Balb/C mice

Table 2 Effects of CLA and EX on BMD (g/cm²) from different bone sites analyzed using DEXA densitometry.

Groups/Bone sites	SFO SED	SFO EX	CLA SED	CLA EX
Distal Femoral Metaphysis	0.3355 ± 0.0200^a	0.3368 ± 0.0010^b	0.3654 ± 0.0001	0.3654 ± 0.0001
Proximal tibial Metaphysis	0.2582 ± 0.0080^b	0.2846 ± 0.0060^a	0.3053 ± 0.0050	0.2846 ± 0.0060^a
Femoral Diaphysis	0.3341 ± 0.0100^a,b,c	0.3730 ± 0.0008	0.4059 ± 0.0100	0.3767 ± 0.0009
Tibial Diaphysis	0.1994 ± 0.0008^a	0.1944 ± 0.0006^a,b	0.2107 ± 0.0003	0.2107 ± 0.0003
Lumbar Vertebra (L3)	0.1956 ± 0.0010^a	0.2107 ± 0.0010	0.2449 ± 0.0100	0.2244 ± 0.0008
Lumbar Vertebra (L4)	0.2289 ± 0.0006	0.2572 ± 0.0200	0.2515 ± 0.0010	0.2515 ± 0.0010
Lumbar Vertebra (L5)	0.2076 ± 0.0009^a,b	0.2618 ± 0.0006	0.2696 ± 0.0150	0.2696 ± 0.0150

a = p < 0.05 vs CLA SED, b = p < 0.05 vs CLA EX, c = p < 0.05 vs SFO EX. SFO SED = Safflower Oil (SFO) Sedentary (SED), SFO EX = SFO and Exercise (EX), CLA SED = Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) SED, CLA EX = CLA and EX.