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Table 2 Parameters determined by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in dogs (n = 5) allocated to a BW reduction program

From: Evaluation of the oral 13C-bicarbonate technique for measurements of energy expenditure in dogs before and after body weight reduction

 

Start

95% CI

End

95% CI

P-value

BW

29.8

24.7 - 34.9

25.7

20.6 – 30.8

< 0.001

FFM

14.0

9.7 - 18.3

13.7

9.4 - 18.1

NS

FM

14.2

12.7 - 15.8

10.7

9.2 - 12.3

< 0.01

  1. Body weights (BW), fat free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) in kg, determined by DEXA-scans performed at the start and at the end of a 12-week BW reduction program. Results are shown as LS-means with the 95% confidence intervals (CI). NS = not significant.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147