Table 2. Adiposity index, body weight and chow intake (n=21).
| Variables |
Groups |
Pa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C |
HD+S |
HD+S+L |
|||||
| Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | Mean | s.e. | ||
| Adiposity index (%) | 5.8a | 0.7 | 9.4b | 0.6 | 9.7b | 0.6 | <0.001 |
| Inicial body weight (g) | 344.0 | 17.3 | 345.0 | 15.7 | 347.5 | 11.3 | 0.986 |
| Final body weight (g) | 507.5 | 31.1 | 568.2 | 26.8 | 564.2 | 22.7 | 0.235 |
| Chow intake (g day−1) | 27.3a | 1.8 | 11.8b | 0.6 | 12.6b | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Water intake (ml day−1) | 36.3a,b | 2.6 | 38.6a | 2.0 | 30.2b | 1.7 | 0.036 |
| Energy intake (kcal day−1)b | 105.8 | 6.8 | 109.6 | 3.8 | 103.6 | 3.9 | 0.695 |
Abbreviations: C, control; HD, animals subjected to diet-induced obesity; HD+L, HD supplemented with lycopene.
Mean values with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P<0.05).
a
One-way analysis of variance with Holm–Sidak post-hoc test.
b
Energy intake includes energy from sugar in the drinking water.