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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Basic Res Cardiol. 2011 Jul 10;106(6):1123–1134. doi: 10.1007/s00395-011-0201-0

Table 2.

Body weight, fasting blood glucose levels, and systolic blood pressure

12-wks 16-wks
Control db/db P value Control db/db P value
Body weight (g) 30 ± 1 49 ± 1 0.0001 33 ± 1 50 ± 2 0.0001
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) 122 ± 4 388 ± 25 0.0001 121 ± 6 394±50 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) - - - 128 ± 5 128 ± 3 >0.05
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) - - - 98 ± 5 99 ± 4 >0.05
Heart rate (beats per min) - - - 435 ± 22 469 ± 17 >0.05

Values are mean SEM, p< 0.0001 db/db vs. control, t-test, n= 24 mice per group for blood glucose and body weight, n=6 mice per group for blood pressure and heart rate.