Table 3.

Body Composition in Control and IL-15–Deficient (KO) Mice

Parameter	Control (n = 25)	IL-15–KO (n = 45)	ANOVA P Value
BM, g	34.82 ± 0.58	39.10 ± 0.76	.001
Fat mass, g	9.65 ± 0.46	13.13 ± 0.49	.001
LBM, g	23.31 ± 0.29	24.39 ± 0.21	.01
Gastrocnemius mass (pair), mg	258.78 ± 3.93	272.63 ± 5.61	.05
Gastrocnemius mass (pair), % LBM	1.11 ± 0.02	1.12 ± 0.02	NS
Gastrocnemius mass (pair), % BM	0.75 ± 0.01	0.71 ± 0.02	NS

Abbreviations: BM, body mass; LBM, lean BM; NS, not significant.