Table 3.

BW, length, and adiposity of B6 and 129 mice maintained on chow (control) or chow and margarine (margarine) in Experiment 5 (Mean ± S.E.M.)

Index	Units	B6		129		ANOVA, F(1,35), effect of:
		Control (n = 9)	Margarine (n = 10)	Control (n = 10)	Margarine (n = 10)	Strain	Group	Strain × Group
Lengtha,b	cm	8.4 ± 0.1	8.7 ± 0.1	8.3 ± 0.2	8.3 ± 0.1	6.5 *	1.6	2.1
BWb	g	30.2 ± 0.7	36.3 ± 1.3#	26.9 ± 0.8	25.3 ± 0.5†	65.1***	6.4 *	18.4***
Retroperitoneal fatc	g	0.20 ± 0.03	0.57 ± 0.06#	0.12 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.02†	35.1***	27.8***	18.1***
Gonadal fatc	g	0.59 ± 0.06	2.05 ± 0.21#	0.43 ± 0.05	0.74 ± 0.07†	25.3***	48.6***	18.7***
Mesenteric fatc	g	0.43 ± 0.03	0.80 ± 0.07#	0.41 ± 0.03	0.40 ± 0.03†	13.4***	13.6***	14.9***
Inguinal fatc	g	0.40 ± 0.04	1.20 ± 0.15#	0.35 ± 0.03	0.55 ± 0.04†	12.7**	33.4***	11.1**
Subscapular fatc	g	0.28 ± 0.03	0.98 ± 0.12#	0.19 ± 0.02	0.30 ± 0.04†	24.0***	32.9***	16.5***
Total fat dissectedc	g	1.89 ± 0.16	5.60 ± 0.58#	1.50 ± 0.13	2.14 ± 0.19†	23.9***	39.1***	18.0***
Adiposity indexb,d	g/10 cm	2.24 ± 0.19	6.39 ± 0.65#	1.81 ± 0.15	2.58 ± 0.21†	33.0***	44.1***	20.8***
Body fat contentb	%	11.8 ± 1.2	26.1 ± 2.0#	12.4 ± 1.3	16.1 ± 1.4†	9.9**	37.0***	13.0***

^aPost hoc tests were not conducted because there was no significant Strain × Group interaction.

^bANOVA with no covariates.

^cANOVA with body length as a covariate.

^dTotal fat dissected/length × 10.

^*P < .05, ANOVA.

^**P < .01, ANOVA.

^***P < .001, ANOVA.

^# Significant difference between the control and margarine-exposed mice from the same strain, P < .05, post hoc tests.

^† Significant difference between the B6 and 129 mice from the same experimental group, P < .05, post hoc tests.