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Table 4 Body composition and BMD of C. cranwelli

From: Reference intervals for hematology, plasma biochemistry, and bone mineral density in captive Ceratophrys cranwelli (Anura: Ceratophryidae)

Contents

Mean ± SD

Median

Min

Max

RI (90% CI)

P value

P value (sex)

BMC (%)

3.01 ± 0.31

2.94

2.41

3.83

2.92–3.10

0.728

0.779

 ♂

3.01 ± 0.36

2.92

2.65

3.83

2.85–3.21

0.026

 

 ♀

3.01 ± 0.29

3.07

2.41

3.48

2.91–3.11

0.246

 

FAT (%)

25.40 ± 2.69

24.81

21.50

35.08

24.67–26.22

0.003

0.983

 ♂

25.27 ± 1.82

24.99

22.25

28.23

24.38–26.18

0.508

 

 ♀

25.46 ± 3.08

24.81

21.50

35.08

24.41–26.62

0.014

 

LEAN (%)

71.59 ± 2.80

72.05

61.72

75.66

70.73–72.36

0.004

0.812

 ♂

71.72 ± 1.92

71.82

68.70

75.10

70.75–72.70

0.455

 

 ♀

71.53 ± 3.20

72.24

61.72

75.66

70.25–72.58

0.017

 

FAT In Tissue (%)

26.19 ± 2.80

25.53

22.13

36.24

25.43–27.04

0.003

0.914

 ♂

26.06 ± 1.89

25.75

22.86

29.08

25.13–27.00

0.482

 

 ♀

26.25 ± 3.20

25.53

22.13

36.24

25.18–27.49

0.014

 

BMD(g/cm2)

0.112 ± 0.008

0.112

0.100

0.130

0.109–0.115

0.487

0.623

 ♂

0.113 ± 0.01

0.115

0.100

0.130

0.108–0.118

0.594

 

 ♀

0.111 ± 0.008

0.110

0.100

0.120

0.109–0.114

0.334

 

Bone Volume(cm3)

1.98 ± 0.31

1.93

1.53

2.65

1.89–2.07

0.192

0.311

 ♂

1.90 ± 0.33

1.88

1.53

2.53

1.75–2.07

0.426

 

 ♀

2.02 ± 0.29

1.96

1.66

2.65

1.92–2.13

0.059

 

Bone Area(cm2)

29.21 ± 3.52

28.03

23.75

36.21

28.20–30.20

0.083

0.049

 ♂

27.67 ± 3.13

26.81

24.59

34.98

26.20–29.18

0.830

 

 ♀

29.98 ± 3.52

29.55

23.75

36.21

28.76–31.27

0.966

 
  1. The total sample was 30, with 10 males and 20 females
  2. Abbreviations: BMC Bone mineral contents, BMD Bone mineral density, fat fat contents, lean lean body contents