Table 1.
Selected Parameters of Study Monkeys
Parameter | C Monkeys | PA Monkeys |
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Age/somatometric | ||
Age (y) | 24.0 ± 0.9 | 25.8 ± 0.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 41.9 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 2.9 |
% Abdominal fat | 48.6 ± 3.8 | 33.3 ± 3.1a |
Subcutaneous abdominal fat (cm3) | 816 ± 362 | 346 ± 84 |
Visceral fat (cm3) | 1066 ± 98 | 630 ± 99b |
Ratio sc abdominal/visceral fat | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
Metabolic physiology | ||
Basal total FFAs (mM/L) | 522 ± 84 | 1052 ± 380c |
Area-under-the curve total FFAs (mM/L per 180 min) | 75.7 ± 0.9 | 104.1 ± 15.2 |
Basal insulin (μU/mL) | 52.7 ± 12.7 | 19.3 ± 36.7 |
Basal glucose (mg/dL) | 57.9 ± 1.4 | 73.5 ± 10.2 |
Insulin sensitivity (SI) | 1.4 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 2.7 |
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 9.6 ± 1.6 |
Reproductive physiology | ||
Basal T (ng/mL) | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.1d |
% Intermittent/absent menstrual cycles | 0 | 67e |
% Polycystic ovaries | 0 | 83f |
Ratio of mRNA expression | ||
Zfp423/C/EBPα | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.02g |
Zfp423/PPARλ | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 0.41 ± 0.03 |
Zfp423/PPARδ | 0.57 ± 0.07 | 0.62 ± 0.02 |
Positive correlation with basal T levels (ng/mL) | ||
Basal insulin (μU/mL) | r2 = 0.65, P < .029 (All female monkeys combined) | |
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | r2 = 0.62, P < .035 (All female monkeys combined) | |
Total FFAs (μM/L) | r2 = 0.73, P < .002 (All female monkeys combined) |
Data are mean ± SEM.
P < .021 vs C.
P < .029 vs C.
P < .059 vs C.
P < .020 vs C.
P < .062 vs C.
P < .016 vs C.
P < .001 vs C.