Table 1.
Basal metabolic parameters of energy balance
| Parameter | Regular diet |
High-fat diet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT,n = 8 | MPGC-1α TG,n = 8 | WT,n = 8 | MPGC-1α TG,n = 8 | |
| Body weight, g | 28.6 ± 0.4 | 28.2 ± 0.8 | 32.4 ± 0.7 | 32.3 ± 0.8 |
| Fat mass, g | 1.91 ± 0.2 | 2.1 ± 0.3 | 5.64 ± 0.6 | 5.9 ± 0.5 |
| Lean body mass, g | 22.2 ± 0.4 | 21.7 ± 0.7 | 22.3 ± 0.2 | 22.3 ± 0.4 |
| Total energy expenditure, kcal /h/kg body mass | 16.0 ± 0.8 | 15.1 ± 0.8 | 16.5 ± 0.3 | 16.1 ± 0.9 |
| Food intake, kcal /h/kg body mass | 18.3 ± 1.5 | 15.5 ± 1.6 | 19.7 ± 2.3 | 18.1 ± 2.6 |
| Activity, count/h | 103.5 ± 26.3 | 111.0 ± 21.5 | 110.4 ± 19.7 | 81.1 ± 26.0 |
| Respiratory quotient | 0.929 ± 0.012 | 0.880 ± 0.023 | 0.840 ± 0.010 | 0.820 ± 0.010 |