Table 2.
Estimated marginal mean (SE) for absolute fetal organ weights and as percentage of body weight by treatment group.
| Estimated marginal mean (SE) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (g) | Relative to body weight (%) | ||||||
| Estimated marginal mean (SE) | Estimated marginal mean (SE) | ||||||
| n = 113 | CON | TRT | P | CON | TRT | P | |
| Fetal body and organ | Body | 880 (28.9) | 1029 (28.2) | 0.015* | – | – | – |
| Thyroid | 0.18 (0.04) | 0.83 (0.04) | <0.001*** | 0.021 (0.006) | 0.084 (0.006) | <0.001*** | |
| Thymus | 1.77 (0.16) | 2.25 (0.16) | 0.091 | 0.199 (0.016) | 0.217 (0.015) | 0.465 | |
| Heart | 7.11 (0.21) | 8.06 (0.21) | 0.024* | 0.814 (0.007) | 0.787 (0.007) | 0.010* | |
| Liver | 21.7 (0.90) | 26.8 (0.89) | 0.011* | 2.45 (0.083) | 2.61 (0.081) | 0.229 | |
| Lungs | 25.0 (1.5) | 29.4 (1.47) | 0.099 | 2.83 (0.123) | 2.86 (0.120) | 0.908 | |
| KIDs | 7.35 (0.31) | 10.5 (0.31) | <0.001*** | 0.839 (0.013) | 1.025 (0.013) | <0.001*** | |
| Spleen | 1.1 (0.09) | 1.52 (0.08) | 0.018* | 0.127 (0.007) | 0.147 (0.007) | 0.095 | |
| Brain | 29.5 (0.58) | 30.5 (0.57) | 0.289 | 3.53 (0.135) | 3.07 (0.132) | 0.064 | |
CON, from control gilt; TRT, from treated gilt. * Significance of P < 0.05, ** Significance of 0.001 < P < 0.01, *** Significance of P < 0.001.