Table 2.
Body weight and composition by DEXA analysis.
| Regular diet | Western diet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouthwash saline |
Mouthwash chlorhexidine |
t-test p-value |
Mouthwash saline |
Mouthwash chlorhexidine |
t-test p-value |
|
|
Body weight (g) |
31.74 ± 1.80 | 32.53 ± 2.47 | 0.3637 | 38.26 ± 3.62 | 34.99 ± 3.95 | 0.0374 |
|
BW gain (g) |
0.87 ± 0.08 | 1.04 ± 0.12 | 0.2548 | 7.98 ± 2.06 | 5.50 ± 2.33 | 0.0157 |
|
Total mass (g) |
31.38 ± 2.01 | 32.17 ± 2.25 | 0.4825 | 37.05 ± 3.41 | 33.46 ± 3.53 | 0.0219 |
|
Fat mass (g) |
11.10 ± 1.73 | 11.35 ± 2.08 | 0.8437 | 13.75 ± 3.07 | 9.41 ± 2.96 | 0.0024 |
|
Lean mass (g) |
19.35 ± 0.78 | 20.02 ± 1.16 | 0.2243 | 23.31 ± 1.85 | 24.04 ± 2.16 | 0.3748 |
|
BMC (g) |
0.92 ± 0.06 | 0.87 ± 0.04 | 0.1382 | 0.52 ± 0.06 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.7282 |
|
BMD (g/cm2) |
0.08 ± 0.004 | 0.07 ± 0.003 | 0.1641 | 0.05 ± 0.002 | 0.05 ± 0.001 | 0.1785 |
|
Liver (g) |
1.47 ± 0.15 | 1.30 ± 0.12 | 0.0406 | 1.97 ± 0.38 | 1.62 ± 0.23 | 0.0187 |
|
Epididymal Fat (g) |
0.61 ± 0.27 | 0.54 ± 0.37 | 0.6983 | 2.39 ± 0.70 | 1.38 ± 0.54 | 0.0011 |
Body weight, weight gain, and organ weight data after 8 weeks of mouthwash with saline and chlorhexidine in mice fed with Regular or Western diet. (BW = Body weight; BMD = Bone mineral density; BMC = Bone mineral content). n = 12 mice in each experimental group. Data expressed in Mean ± SD.