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Published in final edited form as: J Endocrinol. 2014 Jun 13;222(2):267–276. doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0126

Table 1. Key body composition and DEXA (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) results for db/db (pre-diabetic) and het mice at 5-weeks of age.

Measurement	heterozygous	db/db
Weight (g)	20.7 ± 0.9	21.2 ± 1.0
Blood Glucose (mg/dL)	154 ± 3	182 ± 28
Fasting BG (mg/dL)	146 ± 5	128 ± 22
Fat Pads (mg) ^***	189 ± 26	620 ± 57
BMD (mg/cm²) ^**	35 ± 1	30 ± 1
BMC (mg) ^***	237 ± 15	136 ± 6
Lean Body Mass (g) ^*	15.8 ± 0.7	13.9 ± 0.5
Body Fat (g) ^*	3.8 ± 0.3	6.6 ± 0.7
% Body Fat ^***	19 ± 1	32 ± 1

^*

P<0.05

^**

P< 0.01

^***

P<0.001