Table 2.

Body weight, food-, caloric-intake and plasma variables of various offspring.

	P/P	P/C	C/C	C/P	Pre	Post	Pre × Post
Body weight (g)	21.3 ± 0.8a	16.7 ± 0.3b	18.6 ± 0.8ab	18.3 ± 0.4ab	NS	P = 0.014	P = 0.002
Food intake (g/day)	2.5 ± 0.2b	3.6 ± 0.1a	4.1 ± 0.2a	2.3 ± 0.0b	NS	P < 0.001	P = 0.028
Caloric intake (Kcal/day)	12.8 ± 1.0b	14.7 ± 0.3ab	17.0 ± 1.0a	11.7 ± 0.2b	NS	P < 0.001	P = 0.037
Glucose (mM)	7.4 ± 0.7	8.5 ± 0.6	8.3 ± 0.4	8.5 ± 0.4	NS	NS	NS
NEFA (mM)	1.4 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.0	1.0 ± 0.1	1.4 ± 0.1	NS	NS	NS
TG (mM)	0.4 ± 0.0	0.6 ± 0.1	0.4 ± 0.0	0.6 ± 0.1	NS	NS	P = 0.014
Total-cholesterol (mM)	1 ± 0.2b	1.2 ± 0.2ab	0.9 ± 0.1b	1.7 ± 0.1a	NS	P = 0.048	P = 0.006
LDL-cholesterol (mM)	0.5 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.6 ± 0.1	NS	P = 0.015	NS
HDL-cholesterol (mM)	0.3 ± 0.1b	0.8 ± 0.1a	0.4 ± 0.0b	0.6 ± 0.1ab	NS	P = 0.005	P < 0.001
non-HDL-cholesterol (mM)	0.8 ± 0.1ab	0.5 ± 0.1b	0.4 ± 0.1b	0.9 ± 0.1a	NS	P = 0.001	NS

Notes: Data represents means ± SEM (n = 6–8, specified in section 2.6). Two way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD post Hoc analysis was performed to assess the effects of pre-weaning diet, post-weaning diet and of their interaction (Pre × Post) on various parameters. Different superscripts represent significant differences of P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: P/P = offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet both during pre- and post-weaning time periods; P/C, offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet during pre- and post-weaning time periods; C/C, offspring fed control diet both during pre- and post-weaning time periods; C/P, offspring fed n-6 PUFA-rich diet during post-weaning alone; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids; TG, triglycerides; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; Pre, pre-weaning; Post, post-weaning; NS, non-significant.