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Table 1.

Animal characteristics

Variable	WL5	WL53	WL173	SED
Body weight	449.2 ± 9.7^b	450.0 ± 12.5^b	451.2 ± 10.6^b	631.1 ± 14.7^a
(g)
Absolute food consumption	210.0 ± 2.9	209.5 ± 2.8	214.5 ± 2.5	219.5 ± 5.5
(g week⁻¹)
Relative food consumption	0.47 ± 0.006^b	0.47 ± 0.009^b	0.44 ± 0.008^b	0.35 ± 0.003^a
(g per week (g body weight)⁻¹)
Fat pad mass	14.7 ± 1.7^b	15.3 ± 2.4^b	19.9 ± 1.4^b	44.3 ± 1.7^a
(g)
Serum glucose	633.7 ± 36.2^b	594.8 ± 40.2^b	678.5 ± 50.3^a,b	745.8 ± 35.1^a
(mg dl⁻¹)
Serum insulin	0.49 ± 0.03^b	0.52 ± 0.04^b	0.46 ± 0.01^b	1.77 ± 0.59^a
(ng ml⁻¹)
Serum TG	48.1 ± 5.5^b	60.4 ± 4.0^b,c	64.3 ± 4.9^c	208.7 ± 42.7^a
(mg dl⁻¹)
Serum FFA	164.0 ± 21.9^a,b	129.5 ± 16.6^b	172.4 ± 27.5^a,b	187.0 ± 16.3^a
(μmol l⁻¹)
Serum β-hydroxybutyrate	342.9 ± 27.8^a,b	293.0 ± 32.6^b	388.6 ± 17.7^a	399.9 ± 30.4^a
(μmol l⁻¹)
Serum ALT	55.2 ± 3.1	53.3 ± 3.4	62.4 ± 4.3	63.6 ± 6.6
(U l⁻¹)
Heart weight/body weight	3.69 ± 0.23^b	3.67 ± 0.15^b	3.53 ± 0.08^b	2.67 ± 0.04^a
(mg g⁻¹)

Values are means ±s.e.m. (n= 6–8). Values with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05). TG, triglycerides; FFA, free fatty acids; ALT, alanine aminotransferase. Fat pad mass was the combination of omental and retroperitoneal fat pads.