Table 2. Independent and interactive effects of age and diet on outcome measures in young, early middle-age and late middle-age mice.
Measure | Diet | Aging | Interaction |
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Body weight | F(1,35) = 30.39, p< 0.05 | F(2,35) = 3.72, p< 0.05 | F(2,35) = 1.85, p = 0.17 |
Retroperitoneal fat | F(1,34) = 30.89, p< 0.05 | F(2,34) = 3.26, p = 0.051 | F(2,34) = 5.10, p< 0.05 |
Visceral fat | F(1,34) = 26.59, p< 0.05 | F(2,34) = 3.64, p< 0.05 | F(2,34) = 2.78, p = 0.08 |
Fasting glucose | F(1,35) = 15.18, p< 0.05 | F(2,35) = 1.49, p = 0.24 | F(2,35) = 1.19, p = 0.32 |
β-Amyloid load | F(1,28) = 0.82, p = 0.37 | F(2,28) = 5.73, p< 0.05 | F(2,28) = 0.78, p = 0.47 |
Spontaneous alternation | F(1,24) = 0.19, p = 0.67 | F(2,24) = 1.56, p = 0.23 | F(2,24) = 2.36, p = 0.11 |
Microglial activation | F(1,34) = 3.93, p = 0.06 | F(2,34) = 101.6, p< 0.05 | F(2,34) = 4.44, p< 0.05 |