Table 1.

Measures of Body Weight and Adiposity in Alox5^−/− and WT Mice

	Females			Males
	Weight (g)	Fat (g)	% Body Fat	Weight (g)	Fat (g)	% Body Fat
10 weeks
Alox5−/−	19.9 ± 0.3	2.5 ± 0.3	12.4 ± 1.2	a26.0 ± 2.3	a2.8 ± 0.2	a10.8 ± 0.5
WT	18.6 ± 0.1	2.0 ± 0.3	12.2 ± 1.3	23.8 ± 1.7	1.9 ± 0.4	7.9 ± 1.0
14 weeks
Alox5−/−	a24.1 ± 0.4	a2.8 ± 0.8	a11.7 ± 1.4	a29.0 ± 1.6	a3.5 ± 0.2	a12.2 ± 0.2
WT	21.6 ± 0.3	2.0 ± 0.1	9.5 ± 0.5	26.4 ± 1.7	2.0 ± 0.4	7.5 ± 0.9
16 weeks
Alox5−/−	a27.5 ± 0.2	a2.9 ± 0.6	a10.6 ± 0.24	a30.0 ± 1.7	a3.9 ± 0.4	a12.9 ± 0.5
WT	22.8 ± 0.1	2.0 ± 0.01	9.3 ± 0.2	26.4 ± 1.5	2.0 ± 0.1	7.6 ± 0.2
19 weeks
Alox5−/−	a28.7 ± 0.1	a3.4 ± 0.4	a11.9 ± 1.3	a31.2 ± 1.9	a3.9 ± 0.5	a12.4 ± 1.2
WT	23.4 ± 0.2	2.0 ± 0.2	8.8 ± 0.9	27.5 ± 1.5	2.0 ± 0.2	7.3 ± 0.7

Note: Five mice of each genotype group were weighed at the indicated ages and adiposity was determined by NMR. Data are shown as mean ± SE and statistical comparisons were only made within each gender group.

^aP < 0.05 between Alox5^−/− and WT mice.