Table 5

Femur mineral concentrations: P values for 2-way ANOVA

Metal
Diet Effect
Weight Cycling Effect
Diet/Weight Cycling Interaction

Ca
p < 0.05
NS
NS
Cu
NS
NS
NS
Fe
NS
NS
p < 0.01
Mg
p < 0.0001
NS
NS
Mn
NS
NS
NS
Zn
NS
p < 0.01
p < 0.01

NS = p ≥ 0.05

Results are for the right femur

Diet Effect = normal diets versus resistant starch diets

Weight Cycling Effect = 0, 1, or 2 rounds of weight cycling

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