Table 3 Physiological characteristics

Body weight (g)

310.9 ± 30.3

299.8 ± 54.8

320.9 ± 43.3

321.6 ± 23.5

382.4 ± 26.7^†

Epididymal fat

pads (g)

3.4 ± 0.7^a

3.2 ± 0.7^a

2.5 ± 0.6^b

2.7 ± 0.6^b

3.2 ± 0.7

Food intake (g/day)

17.6 ± 2.1^a

17.1 ± 1.9^a

14.1 ± 1.7^b

15.1 ± 1.8^b

14.6 ± 2.8^†

Serum leptin (ng/mL)

3.2 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.7

5.3 ± 0.9

Serum glucose (mM)

8.3 ± 0.9^a

7.5 ± 0.8^b

6.5 ± 0.9^c

6.6 ± 0.9^c

4.7 ± 0.7^†

Serum insulin (ng/mL)

0.53 ± 0.07^b

0.55 ± 0.08^b

0.68 ± 0.09^a

0.65 ± 0.09^a

0.72 ± 0.14^†

Serum non-

esterified fatty

acids (μM)

921 ± 117^a

802 ± 104^b

702 ± 92^c

705 ± 93^c

635 ± 83^††