Table 2.

Body composition measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in control rats fed normal chow (VC) and rats fed a saturated fat diet (VHF) at 100–120 days of age

Group	n	BMC (g)	Lean tissue mass (g)	Fat tissue mass (g)	Fat tissue (% of total mass)	Total mass (g)
VC	9	7.24 ± 0.15	186.14 ± 4.31	15.68 ± 1.23	7.57 ± 0.69	209.06 ± 3.68
VHF	9	8.38 ± 0.16†	208.71 ± 2.75†	25.92 ± 2.56*	10.54 ± 0.85*	243.02 ± 4.97‡

Data are represented as means ± s.e.m. Total mass represents the sum of lean tissue mass, fat tissue mass and BMC (bone mineral content).

^*P < 0.01

^†P < 0.001

^‡P < 0.0001 vs. VC.