Table 1.
Effects of exercise training and herbal extract supplementation on body weight, food intake, and tissue weight.
| SE | ET | ET + DG | ET + DBT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial body weight (g) | 222.3 ± 3.5 | 223.5 ± 2.3 | 223 ± 2.6 | 221.6 ± 2.4 |
| Day-3 body weight (g) | 241.0 ± 4.3 | 242.3 ± 2.2 | 239.6 ± 3.5 | 241.1 ± 3.3 |
| Day-7 body weight (g) | 279.2 ± 5.9 | 275.5 ± 2.5 | 276.2 ± 4.1 | 275.8 ± 3.5 |
| Day-10 body weight (g) | 289.6 ± 6.4 | 286.5 ± 3.2 | 283.6 ± 4.5 | 286.7 ± 3.5 |
| Day-14 body weight (g) | 327.2 ± 8.0 | 315.0 ± 5.1 | 317.4 ± 5.5 | 319.8 ± 3.8 |
| Day-17 body weight (g) | 340.7 ± 9.5 | 338.9 ± 3.2 | 341.0 ± 7.1 | 338.1 ± 3.3 |
| Final body weight (g) | 358.6 ± 10.0 | 358.2 ± 4.5 | 357.1 ± 7.3 | 356.1 ± 4.1 |
| Week-1 food intake (g/d/rat) | 24.33 ± 0.54 | 24.71 ± 0.16 | 24.98 ± 0.06 | 24.76 ± 0.54 |
| Week-2 food intake (g/d/rat) | 26.39 ± 0.67 | 25.14 ± 0.06 | 25.93 ± 0.06 | 25.08 ± 0.39 |
| Week-3 food intake (g/d/rat) | 26.17 ± 0.85 | 26.86 ± 0.43 | 27.39 ± 0.15 | 26.47 ± 0.69 |
| Liver (g) | 10.45 ± 0.32 | 10.45 ± 0.29 | 10.25 ± 0.34 | 10.47 ± 0.25 |
| Kidney (g) | 2.47 ± 0.05 | 2.54 ± 0.08 | 2.46 ± 0.05 | 2.56 ± 0.06 |
| Lung (g) | 1.43 ± 0.05 | 1.46 ± 0.03 | 1.57 ± 0.06 | 1.42 ± 0.02 |
| Heart (g) | 1.36 ± 0.06 | 1.36 ± 0.05 | 1.43 ± 0.04 | 1.43 ± 0.04 |
| Muscle (g) | 4.71 ± 0.17 | 4.82 ± 0.10 | 4.70 ± 0.09 | 4.54 ± 0.08 |
Values are presented as mean ± SEM for n = 10 rats. All data were not significant different between groups analysed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s posttest (p > 0.05).