Table 1.

End of study body weight and body composition in male and female Wistar rats with and without exercise

	Male		Female
	SED	EX	SED	EX
Body weight, g	509 ± 7	484 ± 9§	320 ± 6	327 ± 7^#
Lean mass, g	387 ± 9	389 ± 8	233 ± 5	238 ± 5^
Body fat, %	20.0 ± 1.0	16.9 ± 1.3	21.0 ± 1.0	22.3 ± 1.9^
Mesenteric fat pad, g	4.9 ± 0.4	4.3 ± 0.4	3.3 ± 0.3	3.4 ± 0.3^
Retroperitoneal fat pad, g	7.7 ± 0.4	6.6 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.3	4.4 ± 0.3^
Subcutaneous fat pad, g	6.2 ± 0.3	5.2 ± 0.3§	2.7 ± 0.2	3.2 ± 0.3^#

EX; exercised; SED; sedentary. P < 0.05,

^{^}main effect of sex,

^#sex by activity interaction,

^§post hoc simple effect.