Table 1.
Mean body and adipose tissue weight and plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and cortisol concentrations of 1-day-old and 30-day-old offspring born to nulliparous and multiparous mothers. Data are given as means with their standard errors (n=5–9 per group). Significant effects of maternal parity and postnatal age were analysed using a two-way ANOVA. Data are presented as means±s.e.m
| 1 day of age | 30 days of age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nulliparous | Multiparous | Nulliparous | Multiparous | |
| Body weight (kg) | 3·9±0·2* | 4·6±0·2† | 17·1±0·7*,‡ | 17·9±0·4†,‡ |
| PAT mass (g) | 17·0±1·6 | 11·7±1·3 | 150±23 | 84·3±24·2 |
| Relative PAT (g/kg) | 4·2±0·2* | 2·6±0·3† | 9·7±1·2*,‡ | 5·3±1·9†,‡ |
| Plasma IGF1 (nmol/l) | 8·3±1·3 | 11·3±1·6 | 47·9±3·8*,∥ | 66·2±3·8†,∥ |
| Plasma cortisol (nmol/l) | 173±18 | 179±21 | 78±19∥ | 49±13∥ |
*,†Different superscripts within an age group denote statistically significant effect of parity (P<0·05). ‡P<0·05, ∥P<0·005 mean values are significantly different from those of the respective 1-day-old group. PAT, perirenal–abdominal adipose tissue.