Table 3.

Serum osteocalcin concentrations in rat offspring on PNDs 22, 35, and 77.

Group	Control	Daidzein Short	Daidzein Long
Osteocalcin (ng/ml)
Male
PND 22	1.91 ± 0.12a	1.48 ± 0.08b	1.51 ± 0.08b
PND 35	4.08 ± 0.22ab	3.34 ± 0.30b	4.45 ± 0.20a
PND 77	5.04 ± 0.33	4.23 ± 0.17	4.84 ± 0.22
Female
PND 22	1.64 ± 0.04	1.62 ± 0.06	1.63 ± 0.05
PND 35	3.95 ± 0.10a	3.37 ± 0.09b	3.67 ± 0.06ab
PND 77	4.23 ± 0.11	4.16 ± 0.14	4.11 ± 0.13

All values are means ± SE (n = 6). Values that do not share the same superscript letters are significantly different from each other (p < 0.05). Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. Differences between the groups were assessed by Tukey's test.

Control; the group fed the control diet, Daidzein Short; the group fed the daidzein diet (0.5 g daidzein/kg diet) during both pregnancy and lactation periods, Daidzein Long; the group fed the daidzein diet (0.5 g daidzein/kg diet) during pregnancy, lactation and postweaning periods.

PND: postnatal day.