Table 2. Body and organ weights of non-exercising vs exercising mice with B16-F10 or EO771 tumours.
B16 No Ex | B16 Ex | p-value | EO771 No Ex | EO771 Ex | p-value | |
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Initial body weight (g) | 20.0±1.85 | 19.2±1.68 | 0.293 | 18.8±1.27 | 18.3±1.38 | 0.344 |
Final body weight (g) | 20.3±1.04 | 19.3±1.56 | 0.0615 | 18.8±0.89 | 18.4±1.10 | 0.271 |
Change in body weight (%) | 1.45±5.22 | 1.39±6.66 | 0.980 | 0.32±3.94 | 0.68±4.07 | 0.832 |
Heart/body weight (mg/g) | 5.95±0.46 | 6.45±0.88 | 0.095 | 6.13±0.52 | 6.98±0.52 | 0.0008*** |
Spleen/body weight (mg/g) | 6.98±6.27 | 4.73±0.88 | 0.232 | 5.22±1.28 | 4.67±0.78 | 0.260 |
Liver/body weight (mg/g) | 45.1±5.96 | 46.8±6.07 | 0.494 | 46.8±6.08 | 50.4±3.11 | 0.099 |
Kidney/body weight (mg/g) | 14.5±1.40 | 14.7±1.05 | 0.615 | 15.7±0.74 | 15.9±1.02 | 0.654 |
Values are means±SD. p-values are for exercising (Ex) vs non-exercising (No Ex) control for the respective tumour types. Data were analysed using a two-tailed student’s t test; n = 10–12.