Table 2.

Adiposity measurements for six male and 10 female cats before and after weight gain

	Before weight gain		After weight gain
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Body weight (kg)	4.78 ± 1.01	4.12 ± 0.45	7.26* ± 1.19	5.69 ± 0.9
Body condition score	3.17 ± 0.41	2.9 ± 0.32	4.56 ± 0.52	4.45 ± 0.55
Body mass index (kg/m2)	63.7 ± 8.98	59.0 ± 6.73	80.2 ± 9.16	74.2 ± 5.52
Fat per cent (%)	n/a	n/a	43.1 ± 4.82	40.2 ± 3.14
Total fat mass (kg)	n/a	n/a	3.23* ± 0.86	2.35 ± 0.52
Lean body mass (kg)	n/a	n/a	4.06* ± 0.34	3.37 ± 0.44
Adiposity ratio (fat-to-lean ratio)	n/a	n/a	0.79 ± 0.16	0.69 ± 0.09

Values in male cats are significantly

^*(P<0.05) different from values in female cats.

n/a=not available.