Research Article

Morphological and Biochemical Effects on the Skeletal Muscle of Ovariectomized Old Female Rats Submitted to the Intake of Diets with Vegetable or Animal Protein and Resistance Training

Table 2

Average body mass (g) and percentage variation of average body mass of the studied animals at age of 6, 14, and 17 months (mean ± standard deviation).

Mass at 6 months (g)Mass at 14 months (g)Mass at 17 months (g)% from 6 to 14 months% from 14 to 17 months

CVS 217.00 ± 20.80275.00 ± 17.68 300.00 ± 18.37+26.73%+9.09%
VOS 264.70 ± 13.62248.13 ± 14.13 302.86 ± 48.72 −6.26%+22.06%
VOT 252.50 ± 16.66 225.00 ± 16.69348.57 ± 66.63 −10.89%+54.92%
CAS 232.50 ± 6.45279.00 ± 14.75304.00 ± 16.73 +20.00%+8.96%
AOS 226.40 ± 25.61229.80 ± 17.20353.67 ± 48.62 +1.50%+53.90%
AOT 237.10 ± 18.22227.50 ± 14.14 334.38 ± 46.40 −4.05%+46.98%

VOS > VS and AOS (). AOS > CAS ().