The effects of hindlimb unloading versus dietary cholesterol and resistance training on rat skeletal muscle responses

Table 2 Effect of dietary cholesterol and/or resistance training on body mass, food intake, and body composition

Variable		CC	RTC	RT
Baseline body mass (g)	No CL	408.0 ± 6.7	418.0 ± 10.3	403.9 ± 10.4
Baseline body mass (g)	CL	404.5 ± 10.0	412.5 ± 11.4	400.1 ± 12.0
Post-study body mass (g)	No CL	443.4 ± 14.4	463.1 ± 8.1	404.7 ± 16.7^*
Post-study body mass (g)	CL	444.9 ± 12.5	444.2 ± 15.3	417.6 ± 15.1^*
Average daily food intake (g/day)	No CL	24.1 ± 0.6	21.7 ± 0.9^§	20.4 ± 0.8^§
Average daily food intake (g/day)	CL	24.0 ± 0.3	22.8 ± 0.8^§	21.4 ± 0.4^§
Baseline lean mass (g)	No CL	338.6 ± 4.5	345.7 ± 9.8	338.8 ± 7.4
Baseline lean mass (g)	CL	353.5 ± 15.7	344.8 ± 7.0	327.1 ± 9.4
Post-study lean mass (g)	No CL	350.9 ± 8.6	375.7 ± 10.7	336.3 ± 9.9^*
Post-study lean mass (g)	CL	356.5 ± 4.9	362.0 ± 11.5	343.1 ± 12.6^*
Baseline fat mass (g)	No CL	43.6 ± 2.6	50.6 ± 6.2	46.0 ± 3.4
Baseline fat mass (g)	CL	43.3 ± 4.4	45.4 ± 4.6	43.8 ± 2.4
Post-study fat mass (g)	No CL	72.3 ± 6.3	54.9 ± 5.9^§	42.8 ± 6.1^§
Post-study fat mass (g)	CL	63.8 ± 4.5	51.8 ± 4.7^§	43.9 ± 4.4^§

Data are means ± standard error (group size n). CC = Cage Control. RTC = Resistance training control. RT = Resistance training. CL = Cholesterol. n = 4–8 per group
^*Significantly different (P < 0.05) from RTC groups
^§Significantly different (P < 0.05) from CC groups

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