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Table 1 Body and organ weights after exposure period and exercise period

From: Effects of exercise training on pulmonary vessel muscularization and right ventricular function in an animal model of COPD

 

Fresh air

Cigarette smoke

Significance

 

Sedentary

Exercise

Sedentary

Exercise

F1

F2

I

Body weight (g)

26.2 ± 1.5

23.4 ± 3.6

24.0 ± 1.8

22.9 ± 1.1

.055

.007

(.21)

Liver weight (g)

.96 ± .06

.97 ± .14

1.02 ± .10

1.02 ± .08

.046

.79

(.95)

Liver weight/body weight (%)

3.6 ± .2

4.1 ± .2

4.3 ± .3

4.5 ± .2

<.001

<.001

(.08)

  1. F1-column: p-value for main effect of smoke exposure; F2-column: p-value for main effect of exercise; I-column: p-values for interaction term between smoke exposure and exercise. 2-way ANOVA, interaction term removed if not significant (p-value for interaction term presented in parenthesis). Data presented as mean ± SD.
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Respiratory Research

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