. 2022 Mar 17;17(3):e0264321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264321

Table 3. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of post-gonadectomy kittens supplemented with additional choline at 300 mg/kg BW^0.75 (CHOLINE, n = 8) over 12 weeks compared to a group fed only the base diet (CONTROL, n = 7).

	Week	CHOLINE (n = 8)		CONTROL (n = 7)		P-Values
	Week	LSM	SEM	LSM	SEM	P_Group	P_Time	P_Group*Time
TTM (g)	-1	3616.78	80.70	3602.12	86.29	0.042	<0.0001	0.031
TTM (g)	12	4547.99	80.70	4940.48	86.29	0.042	<0.0001	0.031
FM (g)	-1	879.83	44.08	878.34	47.13	0.006	<0.0001	0.005
FM (g)	12	1364.53	44.08	1673.39	47.13	0.006	<0.0001	0.005
LSTM (g)	-1	2734.59	48.96	2734.99	52.34	0.439	<0.0001	0.441
LSTM (g)	12	3180.97	48.96	3261.80	52.34	0.439	<0.0001	0.441
BMC (g)	-1	117.98	2.06	117.96	2.20	0.051	<0.0001	0.047
BMC (g)	12	150.64	2.06	159.93	2.20	0.051	<0.0001	0.047
BMD (g/cm²)	-1	0.383	0.005	0.384	0.005	0.710	<0.0001	0.644
BMD (g/cm²)	12	0.428	0.005	0.424	0.005	0.710	<0.0001	0.644

BMC, bone mineral content; BMD, bone mineral density; FM, fat mass; LSTM, lean soft tissue mass; LSM, least square means; SEM, standard error of the mean; TTM, total tissue mass

Table 3. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of post-gonadectomy kittens supplemented with additional choline at 300 mg/kg BW0.75 (CHOLINE, n = 8) over 12 weeks compared to a group fed only the base diet (CONTROL, n = 7).

Table 3. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of post-gonadectomy kittens supplemented with additional choline at 300 mg/kg BW^0.75 (CHOLINE, n = 8) over 12 weeks compared to a group fed only the base diet (CONTROL, n = 7).