Table 1.

Dehydration induces physical growth retardation in young mice.

	CON	DEH	p Value
Lean mass, g	20.89 ± 0.26	19.07 ± 0.63	0.03
Fat, %	13.93 ± 1.09	9.98 ± 0.38	0.06
Area, cm2	3.90 ± 0.31	3.59 ± 0.48	0.57
BMC, g	0.44 ± 0.04	0.38 ± 0.04	0.32
BMD, g/cm2	0.11 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.01	0.22
Relative tail length	22.63 ± 0.77	20.16 ± 0.38	0.04

Physical growth was measured with body composition, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and tail length using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in the control (CON) and dehydration (DEH) groups. Statistical significance was evaluated by Student’s t-test between two groups. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM.