Fig. 6: Body composition, cortisol and thyroid state, energy, and substrate metabolism. | Nature Communications

Fig. 6: Body composition, cortisol and thyroid state, energy, and substrate metabolism.

From: Comprehensive assessment of physiological responses in women during the ESA dry immersion VIVALDI microgravity simulation

Fig. 6

a Fat and lean mass estimated via BIA (left), and DXA (right). Measurements were performed supine (n = 18). b Urinary-free cortisol (left), serum free T4 (middle), and serum TSH (right) (n = 18). c Resting metabolic rate and respiratory quotient assessed with calorimetry (n = 17). Box plots indicate minimum, 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile, and maximum values. One-way RM ANOVA test with post hoc Bonferroni multiple comparison compared with B1. Global ANOVA results: a Fat mass P = 0.012, lean body mass P < 0.001. b Urinary free cortisol P = 0.237, serum free T4 P < 0.001, serum TSH P < 0.001. a, c Two-tailed paired Student t test. Shading indicates DI period. BIA bio-impedance analysis, RMR resting metabolic rate.

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