Table 1. Evaluation of body composition by the bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) method in rats that were subjected to the sedentary or acute exercise (2.5% or 5%) protocols.
| Sedentary | 2.5% Acute exercise | 5% Acute exercise | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBW | |||||
| mL | 111.1±15.7 | 112.5±9.7 | n.s. | 102.7±8.0 | n.s. |
| % | 44.8±8.1 | 43.5±3.1 | n.s. | 42.3±3.9 | n.s. |
| ECF | |||||
| mL | 53.2±5.2 | 56.2±6.2 | n.s. | 49.8±2.5 | n.s. |
| % | 48.8±4.5 | 49.6±6.2 | n.s. | 48.6±2.1 | n.s. |
| ICF | |||||
| mL | 57.8±11.4 | 57.8±10.5 | n.s. | 52.9±5.5 | n.s. |
| % | 51.2±4.5 | 60.4±10.4 | n.s. | 52.8±0.9 | n.s. |
| FFM | |||||
| g | 151.8±21.5 | 155.8±13.1 | n.s. | 140.3±11 | n.s. |
| % | 61.2±11.0 | 59.4±4.2 | n.s. | 57.7±5.3 | n.s. |
| FM | |||||
| g | 95.6±19.0 | 105.8±6.8 | n.s. | 103.1±15.3 | n.s. |
| % | 38.7±11.0 | 40.5±4.2 | n.s. | 42.2±5.3 | n.s. |
| BMI | |||||
| g/cm2 | 8.7±0.5 | 9.1±0.5 | n.s. | 9.2±0.7 | n.s. |
TBW: total body water; ECF: extracellular fluid; ICF: intracellular fluid; FFM: fat-free mass; FM: fat mass; BMI: body mass index. The data are reported as means±SD and were analyzed by ANOVA followed by the Tukey test. n.s.: not statistically significant.