Effect of High Intensity Interval and Continuous Swimming Training on Body Mass Adiposity Level and Serum Parameters in High-Fat Diet Fed Rats

Table 2

Mean values of body mass, feed intake, caloric intake, and feed and energetic efficiency during the first 4 weeks of our study (without exercise stimuli).

	SD ()	HD ()
Initial body mass (g)	347.8 ± 24.5	346.4 ± 39.1
Final body mass (g)	411.1 ± 23.0	449.6 ± 39.1
Body mass gain (g)	63.2 ± 17.4	103.2 ± 27.0
Feed intake (g)	706.3 ± 45.4	460.5 ± 47.1
Caloric intake (kcal)	2154.2 ± 138.6	2463.8 ± 251.9
Feed efficiency	0.090 ± 0.03	0.226 ± 0.06
Energetic efficiency	0.029 ± 0.01	0.042 ± 0.01

SD: standard diet; HD: high-fat diet. compared to SD. Values are shown as mean ± SD.