TABLE 1.

General and nutritional characteristics of the rats

Parameters	Group
	Control (n=28)	Obese (n=25)
Initial body weight, g	105±10	111±12
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	108±9	121±15*
Food consumption, g/day	21.9±1.5	17.0±1.8*
Water intake, mL/day	40.3±3.9	42.4±4.6
Caloric intake, kcal/day	72.4±4.9	85.6±9.6*
Feed efficiency, g/kcal	0.044±0.003	0.050±0.005*

Data presented as mean ± SD.

^*P<0.05 versus controls. Student’s t test for independent samples