Table 1.

Visceral organ weight of lean and obese mice.

	Lean mice (n = 14)	Obese mice (n = 9)	P-value
Liver (g)	2.09 ± 0.06	1.87 ± 0.11	N.S.
Kidneys (g)	0.65 ± 0.02	0.66 ± 0.02	N.S.
Total adipose tissue (g)	1.87 ± 0.09	3.78 ± 0.45	<0.0001
Epididymal	0.78 ± 0.05	1.92 ± 0.26	<0.0001
Perinephric	0.36 ± 0.03	0.83 ± 0.12	<0.001
Mesenteric	0.73 ± 0.04	1.03 ± 0.10	<0.01

Visceral organs were taken from 9–10 week-old mice. Values are ± SEM. N.S., not significantly different.