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. 2013 Oct 30;2013:757593. doi: 10.1155/2013/757593

Table 3.

Body composition, fat accretion, and inguinal fat cellularity of rats (Mean ± SEM).

Treatment groups CTRL HFAR MFAR LFAR
Live weight (g) 456.9 ± 10.6a 510.6 ± 13.2b 511.8 ± 15.0b 502.50 ± 17.0b
Actual carcass Weight (g) 291.6 ± 8.6a 333.8 ± 8.7b 330.1 ± 10.4b 311.5 ± 11.3ab
Total muscle (g) 187.1 ± 5.1a 207.5 ± 5.6b 208.2 ± 5.6b 195.8 ± 7.9ab
Inguinal fat (g) 10.64 ± 1.29a 17.14 ± 1.40b 13.98 ± .98ab 14.12 ± 1.38ab
Retroperitoneal fat (g) 6.67 ± 1.05a 12.16 ± 0.90b 10.67 ± 1.02b 9.51 ± 1.02ab
Mesenteric fat (g) 4.46 ± 0.49a 6.31 ± 0.51b 6.89 ± 0.64b 6.61 ± 0.42b
Epididymal fat (g) 5.67 ± 0.61a 7.99 ± 0.72b 7.71 ± .77b 6.33 ± 0.49ab
Anterior fat (g) 12.9 ± 1.6a 17.8 ± 1.5b 16.1 ± 1.0ab 14.9 ± 0.9ab
Total visceral fat (g) 18.4 ± 2.3a 29.0 ± 2.0b 27.6 ± 2.5b 24.4 ± 1.8ab
Total subcutaneous fat (g) 23.5 ± 2.9a 34.8 ± 2.8b 30.1 ± 1.8ab 29 ± 2.2ab
Total fat (g) 41.9 ± 5.0a 63.8 ± 4.7b 57.7 ± 4.0b 53.4 ± 3.9ab
Fat to lean mass ratio 0.22 ± 0.04a 0.31 ± 0.02b 0.28 ± 0.02ab 0.27 ± 0.02ab
Adipocyte number ∗ 105/g 7.2 ± 3.3a 6.7 ± 4.6a 9.2 ± 3.6b 8.5 ± 5.1b
Adipocyte diameter ∗ 106µm/g 30.6 ± 1a 46.2 ± 2.8b 35.1 ± 3.8a 37.3 ± 1.8a

a,bValues with different superscripts within rows are significantly different at P < 0.05. CTRL: Control group; HFAR: High n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group; MFAR: Medium n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group; LFAR: Low n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio group.