Table 2. Body composition and metabolic parameters in 3 month-old Lou/C and Wistar rats.

	Wistar	Lou/C	Student’s t test
Body weight (g)	343.2 + 5.1	228.3 + 3.9*	p=0.0001
% fat mass	12.7 + 0.8	10.3 + 0.4*	p=0.0294
% lean mass	74.9 + 0.8	78.9 + 0.4*	p=0.0014
% total water	60.3 + 0.7	62.9 + 0.4*	p=0.0064
Leptin (ng/mL) 15:00 hrs	6.66 + 1.24	1.44 + 0.24*	p=0.0011
Leptin (ng/mL) 18:00 hrs	3.78 + 0.50	1.75 + 0.22*	p=0.0004
Insulin (ng/mL) 15:00 hrs	2.36 + 0.45	1.45 + 0.25	NS
Insulin (ng/mL) 18:00 hrs	3.03 + 0.37	2.22 + 0.30	NS
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 15:00 hrs	47.3 + 4.7	26.2 + 1.2*	p=0.0004

Values are mean + SEM.