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 3

Visceral adipose tissue mass (g), difference between the final body mass and the visceral adipose tissue mass (g) (FM-VAT), and percentage of adipose tissue in relation to body mass (%VAT) at the age of 17 months. Mean ± standard deviation.

GroupMass VAT (g)FM-VAT (g)%VAT

CVS11.12 ± 4.36293.16 ± 16.393.56 ± 1.34
VOS19.77 ± 14.43286.29 ± 38.09 5.03 ± 4.19
VOT25.15 ± 15.55232.92 ± 51.25 6.60 ± 3.01
CAS11.56 ± 4.80288.67 ± 18.40 3.78 ± 1.61
AOS34.44 ± 12.52319.52 ± 37.70 9.42 ± 2.29
AOT34.65 ± 13.13300.13 ± 34.17 9.94 ± 2.69

Equal letters represent equal averages; different letters represent the statistical differences ().