Table 1.

Metabolic parameters and plasma cholesterol in young (2-month-old) and adult (8-month-old) C57 and ApoE mice.

Parameters	Young		Adult
	C57 (7)	ApoE (6)	C57 (8)	ApoE (6)
Body Weight (g)	25.6 ± 0.4	24.8 ± 1.0	29.1 ± 1.2††	28.1 ± 0.8†
Chow Intake (g/24 h)	3.7 ± 0.4	4.0 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 0.2††	2.8 ± 0.3††
Water Intake (mL/24 h)	8.2 ± 1.6	7.6 ± 0.8	6.3 ± 0.9	5.4 ± 0.6
Urine Production (mL/24 h)	2.7 ± 0.3	2.6 ± 0.4	2.2 ± 0.4	1.7 ± 0.2
Serum Cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.4 ± 0.1	15.8 ± 2.4**	3.0 ± 0.3	16.5 ± 2.0**

Values indicate means ± SEM of the number of animals in parentheses.

**p < 0.01 vs C57; ^†p < 0.05 and ^††p < 0.01 vs 2-month-old (2-way ANOVA).