Bone Mechanical Properties and Mineral Density in Response to Cessation of Jumping Exercise and Honey Supplementation in Young Female Rats

Table 2

Cortical area and midshaft cortical moment of inertia of the tibiae of the rats (mean ± SD).

Groups	Tibial cortical area; (mm^2)	Tibial midshaft cortical; moment of inertia (kg/m^2)
16S	8.1 ± 0.9	3.41 ± 0.65
16J	9.1 ± 0.9	3.99 ± 0.79
16H	8.2 ± 1.2	3.53 ± 0.44
16JH	9.1 ± 0.8	4.07 ± 0.52
8J8S	8.2 ± 0.6^#	3.77 ± 0.76
8H8S	7.9 ± 1.3^+	3.49 ± 0.58
8JH8S	8.9 ± 1.2	3.93 ± 0.35

; as compared to 16S.
^& as compared to 8H8S.
⁺ as compared to 16H.
^# as compared to 16J.
8 = 8 weeks, 16 = 16 weeks, S = sedentary without honey supplementation, H = honey supplementation, and J = jumping exercise.