Magnesium deficiency: effect on bone mineral density in the mouse appendicular skeleton

Table 1 Body Weights at Study Initiation and Completion ^a

Time (weeks)	Baseline Initial	Baseline Final	Control Initial	Control Final	Low Magnesium Initial	Low Magnesium Final
0	25.4 ± 1.6 (n = 8)	25.7 ± 1.7 (n = 8)
2			25.5 ± 1.2 ^c (n = 8)	25.5 ± 1.6 (n = 8)	23.9 ± 1.9 (n = 8)	24.4 ± 2.5 (n = 8)
4			25.2 ± 1.5 (n = 8)	23.5 ± 1.5 (n = 8)	25.1 ± 1.5 (n = 8)	24.0 ± 2.7 (n = 8)
6			25.5 ± 1.4 (n = 10)	28.2 ± 3.3 (n = 10)	24.8 ± 1.6 (n = 7)	21.5 ± 2.9 ^b (n = 7)

^a Data are expressed as means ± S.D. See text for discussion of statistical analysis of data. ^b Significantly less than corresponding mean Low Mg Initial weight, p = 0.002, and significantly less than corresponding control mean final weight, p < 0.001. ^c Significantly greater than corresponding Low Mg initial mean weight, p = 0.001.

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