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Published in final edited form as: Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2012 Nov 16;10(3):222–238. doi: 10.1177/1479164112459664

Table 1.

Metabolic characteristics of Sprague Dawley, SHHF lean and SHHF obese rats, presented as mean ± SEM.

Metabolic characteristics	Sprague Dawley		SHHF Lean		SHHF Obese

	Sedentary mean ± SEM (n)	Exercised mean ± SEM (n)	Sedentary mean ± SEM (n)	Exercised mean ± SEM (n)	Sedentary mean ± SEM (n)	Exercised mean ± SEM (n)
Body weight (g)	415 ± 6 (10)	393 ± 5 (10)	350 ± 5 (10)^a	336 ± 6 (10)^a	550 ± 7 (10)^a,^b	538 ± 6 (10)^a,^b
Glucose (mg/dL)	97 ± 2 (10)	99 ± 2 (10)	103 ± 2 (10)	104 ± 3 (10)	235 ± 32 (10)^a,^b	181 ± 22 (10)
Insulin (ng/mL)	3.83 ± 0.44 (4)	4.87 ± 0.88 (7)	9.13 ± 1.02 (10)	9.36 ± 0.64 (10)	65.87 ± 5.18 (8)^a,^b	65.97 ± 9.16 (10)^a,^b
Retroperitoneal fat weight (g)	2.25 ± 0.10 (10)	1.57 ± 0.13 (10)	2.10 ± 0.16 (10)	2.0 ± 0.12 (10)	23.9 ± 1.4 (10)^a,^b	21.7 ± 1.0 (10)^a,^b

SEM: standard error of mean; ANOVA: analysis of variance.

ANOVA, Tukey’s pairwise comparison, p < 0.05 versus Sprague Dawley in same group (sedentary or exercised).

ANOVA, Tukey’s pairwise comparison, p < 0.05 versus SHHF lean in same group.