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Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Mar 26;17(8):10.1038/oby.2009.77. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.77

Table 2. Metabolic and lipid parameters (mean ± s.d. or median) for marmosets defined as obese (>80th percentile relative fat) vs. nonobese (<80th percentile relative fat).

	Obese (N = 14)	Nonobese (N = 50)	Analysis	Test statistic	P
Age (years)	3.3 ± 1.4	4.2 ± 1.5	ANOVA	3.37	0.071
Lean weight (g)	291.7 ± 34.0	275.0 ± 34.4	ANOVA	2.59	0.113
Fat weight (g)	77.9 ± 12.0	36.6 ± 18.4	ANOVA	62.67	0.0001
Glucose (mg/dl)	202.3 ± 67.9	161.2 ± 38.6	ANOVA	8.61	0.005
HbA_1c (%)	5.23 ± 0.86	4.52 ± 0.80	ANOVA	8.09	0.006
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	167.4 ± 70.2	151.2 ± 41.4	ANOVA	1.20	0.278
HDL (mg/dl)	71.6 ± 21.3	67.2 ± 27.4	ANOVA	0.31	0.579
LDL (mg/dl)	41.6 ± 25.4	59.8 ± 30.3	ANOVA	3.69	0.06
VLDL (mg/dl)	58.08	24.61	Mann–Whitney	91.5	0.0001
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	420.8	163.5	Mann–Whitney	167	0.003

Values in boldface differ between sexes.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low–density lipoprotein.