Table 1.
Effect of CMEE on grip strength (gf, grams of force).
| Week | Grip strength (gf) |
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| G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | |
| 0 | 110.9 ± 14.8 | 114.4 ± 13.7 | 125.2 ± 16.0 | 125.3 ± 14.5 | 119.1 ± 14.2 |
| 1 | 120.8 ± 14.9 | 125.8 ± 11.2 | 117.0 ± 16.0 | 127.1 ± 16.8 | 123.5 ± 13.5 |
| 2 | 121.7 ± 16.0 | 124.2 ± 12.3 | 124.3 ± 12.1 | 124.0 ± 17.6 | 117.0 ± 8.4 |
| 3 | 121.2 ± 9.7 | 131.9 ± 10.8 | 127.8 ± 11.4 | 129.7 ± 9.0 | 123.2 ± 6.9 |
| 4 | 124.8 ± 4.1 | 132.9 ± 10.1 | 126.8 ± 15.4 | 128.3 ± 9.3 | 123.4 ± 8.0 |
| 5 | 126.2 ± 7.3 | 133.8 ± 9.5 | 130.7 ± 13.9 | 130.9 ± 10.5 | 129.8 ± 8.4 |
| 6 | 129.5 ± 4.3 | 134.6 ± 7.4 | 131.6 ± 13.6 | 134.1 ± 9.9 | 136.5 ± 12.8 |
| 7 | 132.1 ± 6.4 | 136.9 ± 8.5 | 135.5 ± 13.3 | 135.9 ± 9.2 | 140.0 ± 13.5 |
| 8 | 136.1 ± 5.6 | 142.6 ± 8.8 | 140.1 ± 11.3 | 140.7 ± 8.6 | 142.3 ± 11.4 |
| 9 | 137.8 ± 7.3 | 145.0 ± 5.4 | 143.7 ± 9.5 | 143.8 ± 7.4 | 144.3 ± 6.3 |
| 10 | 138.2 ± 5.9 | 145.8 ± 6.9 | 144.4 ± 8.1 | 145.6 ± 5.9 | 145.7 ± 6.7 |
| 11 | 136.3 ± 4.5 | 146.3 ± 4.6*** | 143.0 ± 5.1** | 148.9 ± 3.5*** | 145.9 ± 3.2*** |
| 12 | 136.4 ± 1.5 | 147.2 ± 3.6*** | 142.6 ± 3.3*** | 148.8 ± 2.8*** | 146.7 ± 3.4*** |
Mice were fed with vehicle (G1), 100 mg/kg of red ginseng (G2), or 50, 150, and 300 mg/kg of CMEE (C3–C5) for 12 weeks. Data were expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 10 mice in each group). ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, compared with normal control (G1).