Table 1.

Metabolic characteristics of normoglycemic (group N), normoglycemic, in vivo losartan treated (group NL), diabetic (group D) and diabetic, in vivo losartan treated (group DL) rats.

Groups	Plasma Glycemia (mM)	Daily Water Consumption (ml)	Daily Food Intake (g)	Body Weight (g)	Heart Wet Weight (mg)	Heart Weight/Body Weight (mg/g)
N (n = 7)	7.0 ± 0.014	29.9 ± 2.2	17.9 ± 0.8	262.1 ± 10.1	993.8 ± 37	3.8 ± 0.2
NL (n = 7)	9.0 ± 0.033	29.3 ± 1.6	19.4 ± 0.5	254.7 ± 9.1	951.3 ± 36	3.7 ± 0.1
D (n = 14)	20.0 ± 0.18*	133.8 ± 6.8*	28.6 ± 0.9*	217.6 ± 5.4*	806.5 ± 33^	3.7 ± 0.1
DL (n = 12)	18.7 ± 0.25#	130.1 ± 8.6#	27.3 ± 1.4#	207.5 ± 10.2#	851.5 ± 60	4.1 ± 0.4

Values presented are the mean ± SEM of the indicated number of rats (n). P < 0.001 vs. N; # P < 0.001 vs. NL; ^P < 0.01 vs. N. Wistar rats aged 12–14 weeks were randomly assigned to the different groups.