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Table 2 Somatic profile of rats maintained with the control (CC and LC) or overfeeding diets (CO and LO)

From: Intrauterine protein restriction combined with early postnatal overfeeding was not associated with adult-onset obesity but produced glucose intolerance by pancreatic dysfunction

Variables

Groups

 

CC

CO

LC

LO

 

n

Mean

SEM

n

Mean

SEM

n

Mean

SEM

n

Mean

SEM

Increment in body weight 0-28d (g)

6

56.9b

1.1

6

69.7a

2.4

6

41.2c

1.8

6

65.7a

1.0

BW at weaning (g)

6

61.3b

1.5

6

74.4a

2.8

6

45.7c

12.4

6

68.9ab

1.8

Lee index at weaning

6

108.5

0.8

6

102.5#

0.8

6

119.5*

0.8

6

114.0*#

0.6

Increment in body weight 28-90d (g)

6

317.4

4.8

6

359.4#

10.6

6

324.6

13.9

6

333.3 #

6.1

Increment in body weight 0-90d (g)

6

374.4

4.8

6

429.1#

9.9

6

365.9

14.2

6

339.0#

6.2

Final BW (g)

6

372.3

6.1

6

422.8#

8.2

6

371.5

13.9

6

413.7#

9.5

Final Lee index

6

284.1

2.8

6

293.6#

3.6

6

285.4

1.2

6

289.3#

1.6

Absolute food intake (g)

8

1030

16.6

8

1107#

0.1

7

1021

61.1

8

1125#

0.1

Relative food intake (g/100 g BW)

8

253.6

7.1

8

272.8#

4.7

7

292.6*

12.6

8

312.47#*

5.6

  1. BW body weight.
  2. abc Mean values with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P<0·05; two-way ANOVA followed by least significant difference (LSD) test).
  3. * Mean values were significantly different from those of the control rats (P<0·05; two-way ANOVA).
  4. # Mean values were significantly different from those of the non-overfeeding rats (P<0·05; two-way ANOVA).
  5. n Numbers of rats.