Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of WT and IL-6^−/− mice fed a high fat diet (60% Kcals from fat) for 10 weeks (N = 9–10/group).

	WT	KO	p-value
Initial body weight (g)	27.6±0.5	27.4±0.4	0.80
Final body weight (g)	41.8±1.4	44.2±1.0	0.09
Epididymal fat pad weight (g)	1.85±0.41	2.14±0.15	0.44
Average food intake (g per week)	18.90±0.4	18.7±0.7	0.78