Table 4.
Weight of adipose tissue sites, percentage of body fat, and adipocyte area of animals in each of the experimental groups.
| Groups | Adipose Tissue (mg) | % Adiposity * | Adipocyte Area * (µm2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epididymal * | Perirenal * | Retroperitoneal * | Mesenteric | Omental | |||
| DN | 348.70 ± 120.84 | 52.52 ± 22.91 | 92.50 ± 39.81 | 199.89 ± 55.74 | 31.69 ± 13.68 | 2.50 ± 0.66 | 2,286,227.97 ± 515,840.80 |
| DC | 222.59 ± 84.00 | 37.98 ± 24.69 | 44.02 ± 20.27 | 172.60 ± 59.10 | 40.08 ± 10.64 | 1.82 ± 0.54 | 1,881,104.03 ± 296,416.70 |
| DH | 699.05 ± 289.18 b | 122.08 ± 67.05 b | 284.06 ± 119.99 b | 241.34 ± 80.51 | 45.44 ± 14.62 | 4.53 ± 1.24 b | 3,969,639.00 ± 1,308,460.12 a,b |
| EE25 | 814.51 ± 399.18 a,b | 121.37 ± 67.05 b | 305.86 ± 167.83 a,b | 245.97 ± 113.87 | 41.99 ± 9.25 | 5.04 ± 1.89 a,b | 3,271,761.53 ± 1,178,744.39 b |
| EE50 | 864.77 ± 406.58 a,b | 109.46 ± 60.49 b | 363.60 ± 186.45 a,b | 266.17 ± 103.60 | 43.57 ± 11.44 | 5.18 ± 1.83 a,b | 3,489,449.25 ± 1,054,370.87 b |
| EA25 | 866.92 ± 439.16 a,b | 102.20 ± 46.66 b | 337.65 ± 177.64 a,b | 295.90 ± 144.08 | 45.11 ± 17.64 | 5.46 ± 2.15 a,b | 3,595,736.22 ± 750,844.13 a,b |
| EA50 | 782.30 ± 553.90 b | 95.67 ± 74.44 | 279.38 ± 199.22 b | 207.51 ± 154.11 | 41.78 ± 12.15 | 4.50 ± 2.43 b | 3,315,501.00 ± 1,393,916.23 b |
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. In the same column, letters indicate statistical differences as follows: a indicates a difference with respect to DN; b indicates a difference with respect to DC. ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test (* p ≤ 0.001). DC = commercial diet; DH = high-fat diet; DN = normocaloric diet; EE25 = ethanolic extract at 25 mg/kg; EE50 = ethanolic extract at 50 mg/kg; EA25 = aqueous extract at 25 mg/kg; EA50 = aqueous extract at 50 mg/kg; %BF = percentage of body fat.