Table 1.
Effects of six weeks of low intensity vibration training on food intake, body and fat pad masses, and muscle size characteristics of mice that maintained normal physical activity and those that had restricted physical activity.
| Sham-Active | Vibrated-Active | Sham-Restricted | Vibrated-Restricted | P-values for Two-Way ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effect of Vibration | Main effect of Activity | Interaction (Vibration × Activity) | |||||
| Food intake, week 1 (g/24 hr) | 3.1 (0.2) | 3.5* (0.1) | 3.9* (0.1) | 3.6 (0.2) | - | - | 0.034 |
| Food intake, week 6 (g/24 hr) | 3.0 (0.1) | 3.2 (0.1) | 3.6 (0.1) | 3.6 (0.1) | 0.454 | <0.001 | 0.518 |
| Body mass, week 1 (g) | 21.2 (0.3) | 21.2 (0.5) | 21.6 (0.5) | 21.7 (0.4) | 0.949 | 0.377 | 0.940 |
| Body mass, week 6 (g) | 24.2 (0.5) | 24.7 (0.7) | 22.9 (0.7) | 23.5 (0.5) | 0.376 | 0.073 | 0.924 |
| Epididymal fat pad mass (mg) | 430 (18) | 407 (22) | 439 (44) | 371 (22) | 0.642 | 0.117 | 0.415 |
| Fat pad mass: body mass (%) | 1.78 (0.07) | 1.66 (0.10) | 1.90 (0.15) | 1.57 (0.07) | 0.037 | 0.875 | 0.312 |
| Soleus muscle length (mm) | 14.2 (0.2) | 14.2 (0.2) | 14.1 (0.2) | 13.9 (0.2) | 0.557 | 0.303 | 0.752 |
| Soleus muscle CSA (mm2) | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.85 (0.02) | 0.79 (0.04) | 0.84 (0.05) | 0.486 | 0.236 | 0.502 |
| Tibialis anterior muscle protein content (mg) | 5.69 (0.30) | 5.81 (0.21) | 4.70 (0.62) | 5.59 (0.28) | 0.185 | 0.114 | 0.310 |
Values are means (SE). CSA, cross-sectional area.
*
Significantly different from Sham-Active