Table 1. Effect of the experimental diets on somatic variables in male mice of the three experimental models.

	Final body weight (g)	Body weight gain (g)	Liver weight (g)
Wild-type
Control (n = 6)	30±1	3.1±1.2	1.2±0.1
Squalene (1 g/kg) (n = 7)	30±2	3.6±2.2	1.3±0.1*
Apoa1 -deficient
Control (n = 7)	29±4	4.8±5.0	1.0±0.3
Squalene (1 g/kg) (n = 7)	27±3	2.8±5.1	1.0±0.2
Apoe -deficient
Control (n = 13)	35±2	5.5±2.2	1.8±0.9
Squalene (0.25 g/kg) (n = 13)	34±3	4.7±2.4	1.6±0.3
Squalene (1 g/kg) (n = 14)	33±3	4.5±1.8	1.6±0.4

Results are shown as mean values with their standard deviations. Statistical analysis was carried out using Mann Whitney U test.

* p<0.05 vs control.