Research Article

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

Table 3

Maximum force and energy of the tibiae of the rats (mean ± SD).

GroupsTibial maximum force
(N)
Tibial energy
(kg/m2)

16S79.30 ± 6.7739.57 ± 7.05
16J87.09 ± 6.9046.73 ± 5.31
16H81.38 ± 8.8745.75 ± 8.07
16JH86.91 ± 6.5647.44 ± 6.53
8J8S83.12 ± 6.2043.77 ± 3.93
8H8S79.59 ± 6.2440.69 ± 4.00
8JH8S83.70 ± 4.7547.92 ± 9.21

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