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. 2013 Jan 31;8(1):e55711. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055711

Table 2. Data from offspring of the mothers fed standard chow (SC) or high-fat diet (HF).

Data Offspring
SC HF P-value
Day 0 (birth day)
Male∶female ratio 1∶1 1∶1 ns
Litter offspring number 7±1 6±1 ns
Mean offspring mass, g 1.30±0.03 1.44±0.08 ns
Number of dead pups per dam group, % 3/126 16/102 0.0013
Three-mo-old
OGTT, AUC, a.u. 15,320.0±689.0 19,554.0±493.0 0.0011
Insulin, pg/mL 102.2±11.04 204.8±9.93 0.0001

Data are expressed as mean and SEM. P-values of the differences between groups are indicated (unpaired t-test or Fisher exact test). Legend: OGTT = oral glucose tolerance test; AUC = area under the curve; a.u. = arbitrary units; ns = not significant.