Table 1. General characteristics of sixteen-week-old control and obese rats.

Parameter	C	MSG (n = 10)
Body weight (g)	392.3±4.92	358.6±8.26 *
Naso-anal length (cm)	26.02±0.29	23.44±0.08 *
Lee index (x100)	28.57±0.17	30.50±0.25 *
Retroperitoneal WAT (g/100 g)	0.78±0.05	2.75±0.14 *
Periepididymal WAT (g/100 g)	0.66±0.073	2.41±0.16 *
Soleus muscle (g/100 g)	0.035±0.002	0.036±0.002
Extensor digitorum longus muscle (g/100 g)	0.033±0.002	0.031±0.002
Triacylglycerols (mg/dL)	68.50±3.29	122.80±6.48 *
Total colesterol (mg/dL)	65.20±2.85	67.00±3.33
HDL-colesterol (mg/dL)	15.44±0.84	16.44±1.55
LDL-colesterol (mg/dL)	35.1±2.44	45.5±4.2 *
VLDL-colesterol (mg/dL)	13.7±0.66	24.54±1.29 *
Glucose (mg/dL)	97.1±3.49	93.9±2.69
Insulin (ng/mL)	13.7±0.97	25.6±2.52 *
HOMA-IR index	3.31±0.29	6.21±0.80 *
HOMA-β index	47.46±3.63	92.86±9.19 *
Angiotensin I (pg/mL)	32.95±1.22	81.54±5.10 *
Angiotensin II (pg/mL)	17.19±2.48	48.70±1.57 *
Angiotensin-(1–7) (pg/mL)	87.14±8.08	55.03±5.4 *
Blood Pressure (mmHg)	113.9±1.85	112.8±2.86

WAT, white adipose tissue; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; Values are mean ± SEM. *P<0.05 vs. control. N = 7–10/group.