Table 1.

Mean and standard deviations of body weight, Lee Index and body fat distribution in the two groups of animals prior and after the isocapnic intermittent hypoxia (IIH) or sham IIH exposure

	IIH (n = 8)	Sham IIH (n = 5)	P
Initial body weight	446.75 ± 50.31	448.40 ± 62.67	0.362*
Final body weight	429.50 ± 52.88	451.60 ± 60.71	0.262*
Initial – final weight	17.25 ± 6.69	-3.20 ± 8.17	0.001**
Nasal – anal length	23.8 ± 0.8	23.4 ± 0.9	0.267*
Initial Lee index	0.320 ± 0.014	0.326 ± 0.015	0.111*
Final Lee index	0.315 ± 0.013	0.327 ± 0.014	0.015*
Initial-final Lee index	0.00428 ± 0.00187	-0.00079 ± 0.00188	0.001**
Gastrocnemius	1.04 ± 0.27	1.07 ± 0.17	0.308*
Heart	1.23 ± 0.137	1.24 ± 0.132	0.472*
Brown adipose tissue	0.51 ± 0.079	0.6 ± 0.075	0.054*
Epididymal fat	8.44 ± 2.558	9.65 ± 3.807	0.311*
Abdominal fat	19.58 ± 8.247	24.08 ± 16.048	0.528*

**Mann-Whitney; exact one-tailed test; * Willcoxon test.