Body weights determined on the same
day by standard scale and by DEXA differed
by 3.9% or less, confirming appropriate
selection of DEXA software for all cats.
Overall, percentage of body fat decreased by
28%, from 47.7% to 34.3%; however, percentage
of fat loss was significantly greater
in HP cats (Table 4).
Change in bone mineral
content contributed only 0.51 ± 0.19% to
0.66 ± 0.20% for the CP and HP groups,
respectively, and did not differ by diet.
Absolute loss of lean tissue was reduced by
approximately 50% in HP cats (Table 4).
A
significantly (P = 0.014) greater proportion
of weight loss was fat in cats fed the HP diet
( Figure 1).
Likewise, HP cats lost a smaller
proportion of lean body mass (P = 0.014).