Table 1.

Mean and standard deviations of body weight in the two experimental groups

	Sham IH (n = 12)	IH (n = 12)	P between groups
Body weight at day 1 (g)	23.3 ± 3.81	24.4 ± 3.33*	0.46
Body weight at day 21 (g)	25.8 ± 3.70	21.0 ± 1.71**	0.0004
Body weight at day 35 (g)	24.1 ± 2.96	20.2 ± 2.20	0.001
P within groups	0.23	0.0004	-

IH: Intermittent hypoxia. * P = 0.0042 comparing with body weight at day 21 and P = 0.0004 comparing with body weight at day 35. ** P = 0.307 comparing with body weight at day 35. Significant P values are in bold type. Body weight compared by repeated measures ANOVA and by independent samples Student's t-test.