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Published in final edited form as: J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2008 Aug 22;52(3):732–744. doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/08-0105)

Table 2.

Animal weight (g) at baseline, following the 8-week research period, and post-treatment change in weight following baseline. Data are expressed as averages ± standard deviation.

	Control (no exercise) Group			Tongue Exercise Group
	Baselline	8 weeks	Mean Change in weight	Baseline	8 weeks	Mean Change in Weight
Young	387.7 ± 42.7	410.4 ± 49.1	22.6	360.5 ± 21.0	383.1 ± 28.4	22.5
Middle-Aged	547.6 ± 35.1	549.1 ± 49.3	1.5	541.9 ± 32.1	527.0 ± 27.0	− 15.0
Old	550.2 ± 36.5	505.4 ± 41.8	− 44.7	509.0 ± 44.3	454.4 ± 59.8	− 54.6