Table 2.
Body and adipose tissue weights during two treatment periods (30 days or 60 days) in the experimental groups
| Parameters | 30 days of treatment (n = 5-7 per group) | 60 days of treatment (n = 11-13 per group) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N S | NE | HFS | HFE | N S | NE | HFS | HFE | |
| Initial weight (g) | 31.7 ± 0.8 | 32.9 ± 1.1 | 31.5 ± 0.8 | 29.8 ± 1.1 | 26.7 ± 0.8 | 26.4 ± 0.5 | 28.9 ± 0.8 | 24.7 ± 1.0 |
| Final weight (g) | 37.8 ± 3.1 | 34.8 ± 5.7 | 36.7 ± 5.6 | 37.7 ± 6.0 | 32.7 ± 1.0 | 31.4 ± 0.8 | 42.5 ± 1.2* | 33.8 ± 1.8$ |
| Delta weight (g) | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 8.6 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 0.8 | 13.7 ± 1.5* | 9.1 ± 1.0**$ |
| EPI (g) | 1.49 ± 0.2 | 1.15 ± 0.2 | 1.52 ± 0.2 | 1.67 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.2* | 1.0 ± 0.2$ |
| EPI (%) | 3.80 ± 0.7 | 3.11 ± 0.7 | 3.82 ± 0.7 | 4.05 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.2 | 4.6 ± 0.4* | 3.2 ± 0.3$ |
| RET (g) | 0.38 ± 0.1 | 0.35 ± 0.1 | 0.47 ± 0.1 | 0.43 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.04 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 0.6 ± 0.1* | 0.4 ± 0.1$ |
| RET (%) | 0.96 ± 0.2 | 0.98 ± 0.2 | 1.19 ± 0.2 | 1.07 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.1* | 1.1 ± 0.1**$ |
| MES (g) | 0.55 ± 0.1 | 0.51 ± 0.1 | 0.60 ± 0.1 | 0.68 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.05 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | 0.8 ± 0.1* | 0.4 ± 0.1$ |
| MES (%) | 1.39 ± 0.2 | 1.42 ± 0.3 | 1.51 ± 0.2 | 1.67 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.2* | 1.4 ± 0.2**$ |
| SAT (g) | 2.41 ± 0.3 | 2.02 ± 0.3 | 2.60 ± 0.3 | 2.78 ± 0.5 | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.3* | 1.8 ± 0.2$ |
| SAT (%) | 6.16 ± 0.7 | 5.51 ± 0.5 | 6.53 ± 0.6 | 6.79 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 7.4 ± 0.8* | 4.4 ± 0.7**$ |
Data are mean ± SEM. *Different from NS. **Different from NE. $Different from HFS.