Table 6

Lumbar vertebrae 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 < 0.05

Mg

p < 0.05

NS

NS

Mn

NS

NS

NS

Zn

NS

NS

NS


NS = p ≥ 0.05

Diet Effect = normal diets versus resistant starch diets

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

Bogden et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:34   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-34

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