Table 5.
Content of mineral substances in bones.
| Parameter measured | Bone studied | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibia | L4 vertebra | |||
| Animal group | Animal group | |||
| C (n = 10) | E m (n = 10) | C (n = 10) | E m (n = 10) | |
| Mass of mineral substances [mg/100 mg of bone mass] | 40.43 ± 4.46 | 39.99 ± 3.16 | 32.34 ± 2.74 | 33.06 ± 3.16 |
| Calcium content [mg/100 mg mineral substance] | 41.63 ± 4.09 |
36.45 ± 2.44**
(P = 0.0037) |
38.63 ± 4.28 | 36.23 ± 1.94 |
| Phosphorus content [mg/100 mg mineral substance] | 18.74 ± 1.60 | 19.68 ± 1.05 | 18.21 ± 1.24 | 18.30 ± 1.52 |
| Calcium/phosphorus ratio in 100 mg mineral substance | 2.15 ± 0.22 |
1.85 ± 0.11*
(P = 0.0056) |
2.12 ± 0.19 | 1.98 ± 0.25 |
The results are presented as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation (x ± σ n−1).
n: number of rats in a group (male rats of Wistar strain, 10 weeks old, in the beginning of the experiment).
*Statistically significant difference in relation to control group (dependent t-test).
**Snedecor's F test.