Table 1.

Data of the dams

Group	Body weight			Food intake in pregnancy (g)	SBP at end of pregnancy (mmHg)
			At start of pregnancy (g)	At end of pregnancy (g)	Gain in pregnancy (g)
Low salt	192 ± 28	302 ± 27	109 ± 27	425 ± 97	142 ± 8
High salt	186 ± 24	282 ± 25	96 ± 27	533 ± 71	130 ± 11
t-test	P = NS	P = NS	P = NS	P < 0.05	P = NS