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. 2021 May 14;5(7):e10508. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10508

Table 3.

Comparison of pQCT Tibia Bone Parameters of 20‐Week‐Old Male Mice With or Without Early‐Life PA and With or Without a HFD in Adult Male Mice

Parameters No PA/Con/Con PA/Con/Con No PA/HF/Con PA/HF/Con p Value Diet p Value PA p Value Interaction
Body weight (g) 31.2±0.9 30.4±0.4 31.7±1.1 33.8±0.7 0.36 0.26 0.61
Tibial length (mm) 19.67±0.63 20.00±0.79 20.33±0.86 20.08±0.5 0.41 0.23 0.57
Bone area (mm 2 ) 4.67±0.12 4.73±0.19 4.19±0.18 a 4.36±0.14 0.59 0.03 0.55
Trabecula area (mm 2 ) 2.10±0.05 2.14±0.08 1.89±0.08 a 1.96±0.06 0.01 0.46 0.75
Cortical area (mm 2 ) 0.80±0.03 0.88±0.03 0.75±0.02 0.85±0.02 0.77 0.003 0.62
Cortical thickness (mm) 0.11±0.005 0.12±0.007 0.11±0.005 0.12±0.003 0.77 0.049 0.91
Periosteal circumference (mm) 7.65±0.10 7.69±0.15 7.23±0.16 a 7.38±0.13 0.01 0.49 0.69
Endosteal circumference (mm) 6.95±0.12 6.92±0.19 6.54±0.18 a 6.58±0.16 a 0.03 0.97 0.81
Total BMC (mg) 2.12±0.04 2.20±0.05 1.87±0.06 a 2.05±0.05 0.0006 0.01 0.31
Cortical BMC (mg) 0.71±0.03 0.78±0.04 0.67±0.03 0.75±0.02 0.23 0.01 0.87
Trabecula BMC (mg) 0.61±0.01 0.64±0.02 0.50±0.03 a 0.49±0.03 a 0.001 0.008 0.23
Total BMD (mg/mm 3 ) 457.0±6.3 468.5±7.7 449.0±5.3 448.9±8.0 0.58 0.03 0.55
Cortical BMD (mg/mm 3 ) 881.7±6.3 888.8±8.8 889.6±7.9 881.7±7.4 0.96 0.96 0.33
Trabecula BMD (mg/mm 3 ) 286.9±4.0 300.3±6.2 261.6±5.0 a 259.6±11.3 a 0.08 0.002 0.10

Note. Data were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6 per group). p Value was determined by analyzing the data using two‐way ANOVA with a HFD and early‐life PA as the main factors and their interactions. a p < 0.05 by t test compared with NoPA/Con/Con.

Abbreviations: Con, control; HFD, high‐fat diet; PA, physical activity.