Table 3.
Body weight, liquid, and food intake for female mice ingesting tap water, 5% sucrose, and tap water during the 72-h voiding study
Day 1: Tap Water | Day 2: 5% Sucrose | Day 3: Tap Water | |
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Liquid intake, mL | 3.23 ± 0.22 | 15.12 ± 1.49†‡ | 3.71 ± 0.12 |
Food intake, g | 3.18 ± 0.13 | 3.70 ± 0.13 | 4.05 ± 0.12† |
Total number of voids | 15 ± 2 | 59 ± 6†‡ | 33 ± 4† |
Total void volume, mL | 1.56 ± 0.14 | 9.36 ± 1.11†‡ | 3.77 ± 0.28† |
Results are means ± SE; n = 8 mice. Starting body weight, day 1: 22.21 ± 0.36 g. Ending body weight, day 3: 22.30 ± 0.28 g. †P < 0.05 vs. tap water (day 1). ‡P < 0.05 vs. tap water (day 3), two-way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey test for multiple comparisons.