Supramolecular structure of dietary fat in early life modulates expression of markers for mitochondrial content and capacity in adipose tissue of adult mice

Table 3 Body composition, organ weight and EPI WAT adipocyte characteristics (mean adipocyte size and number)

Diet group	REF (n = 12)	CTRL (n = 12)	Concept (n = 12)
Body weight (g)	28.5 (SD 1.8)	31.7 (SD 2.5) ^##	29.2 (SD 2.4) *
Lean body mass (g)	23.5 (SD 1.4)	24.4 (SD 1.3) †	23.5 (SD 1.8)
Fat mass (g)	4.9 (SD 1.1)	7.5 (SD 1.8) ^###	5.8 (SD 1.6) *
RP WAT (g)	0.14 (SD 0.06)	0.31 (SD 0.10) ^###	0.20 (SD 0.10) *
EPI WAT (g)	0.48 (SD 0.15)	1.00 (SD 0.29) ^###	0.63 (SD 0.27) **
M. tibialis (g)	0.05 (SD 0.00)	0.05 (SD 0.01)	0.05 (SD 0.01)
Adipocyte characteristics:	REF (n = 11)	CTRL (n = 10)	Concept (n = 9)
Mean adipocyte size (μm)	74.4 (SD 10.3)	107.1 (SD 15.7) ^###	81.3 (SD 14.0) **
Adipocyte number (× 10⁶)	7.44 (SD 2.44)	5.79 (SD 1.07) †	7.55 (SD 3.67)

Data expressed as mean plus SD. Early diet and WSD challenge effects were analyzed separately. Difference between Concept and REF groups were not tested, as groups were fed different postnatal and adult diets. ##: p < 0.01; ###: p < 0.001; †: p = 0.05–0.10, CTRL different from REF group; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01, Concept different from CTRL group

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