Table 3.
Results of 2‐Way Factorial ANOVA in 4 Groups of Rats (DS/Lean+LS, DS/Lean+NS, DS/Obese+LS, and DS/Obese+NS)
Variable | P Value for the Interaction | Variable | P Value for the Interaction |
---|---|---|---|
Body weight, g | 0.4098 | ANP | <0.0001 |
Tibial length, mm | 0.3453 | BNP | 0.0002 |
Food intake, g/day | 0.5898 | β‐MHC | 0.0004 |
Water intake, mL/day | 0.0905 | Perivascular fibrosis | 0.0474 |
SBP, mm Hg | 0.004 | Interstitial fibrosis, % | 0.0006 |
Heart rate, beats/min | 0.7671 | Collagen type I | 0.0398 |
Heart weight/tibial length, mg/mm | 0.0122 | Collagen type I/collagen type III | 0.0285 |
LV weight/tibial length, mg/mm | 0.0005 | Fibronectin | 0.0217 |
Visceral fat weight/tibial length, mg/mm | 0.9890 | DHE staining | 0.0762 |
Subcutaneous fat weight/tibial length, mg/mm | 0.6207 | NADPH oxidase activity, RLU/mg protein | 0.060 |
Visceral adipocyte cross‐sectional area, μm2 | 0.8717 | p22phox | 0.8784 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 0.8876 | gp91phox | 0.4404 |
Insulin, ng/mL | 0.0140 | p47phox | 0.3057 |
HOMA‐IR | 0.0006 | p67phox | 0.5990 |
Triglyceride, mg/dL | 0.0112 | Rac1 | 0.0708 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 0.0268 | CD68 positive cells (/mm2) | 0.0597 |
Free fatty acid, mEq/L | 0.7467 | MCP‐1 | 0.5691 |
Adiponectin, ng/mL | 0.9871 | Osteopontin | 0.0550 |
TNF‐α, pg/mL | 0.0028 | COX‐2 | 0.0241 |
IL‐6, pg/mL | 0.0038 | ACE | 0.0905 |
IVST, mm | 0.0033 | AT1A | 0.8853 |
LVPWT, mm | 0.0015 | MR | 0.2082 |
LVDd, mm | 0.4473 | Sgk1 | 0.1095 |
LVFS, mm | 0.3097 | MR protein | <0.0001 |
RWT | 0.0333 | CD68 positive cells in adipose tissue, % | 0.0002 |
LV mass, mg | 0.0284 | MCP‐1 in adipose tissue | 0.0105 |
E/A | 0.0356 | COX‐2 in adipose tissue | 0.0205 |
IRT, ms | 0.0023 | TNF‐α in adipose tissue | 0.0215 |
Tau, ms | 0.0222 | IL‐6 in adipose tissue | 0.0455 |
LVEDP, mm Hg | 0.0043 | Akt phosphorylation | 0.0359 |
LVEDP/LVDd, mm Hg/mm | 0.0088 | p70S6K phosphorylation | 0.0080 |
Myocyte cross‐sectional area, μm2 | <0.0001 |
ACE indicates angiotensin‐converting enzyme; ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; AT1A, angiotensin II type 1A receptor; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; COX, cyclooxygenase; DS, Dahl salt; E/A, early to late ventricular; HOMA‐IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; IL, interleukin; IRT, isovolumic relaxation time; IVST, interventricular septum; LS, low‐salt; LV, left ventricular; LVDd, LV end‐diastolic; LVEDP, LV end‐diastolic pressure; LVFS, LV fractional shortening; LVPWT, LV posterior wall thickness; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein; β‐MHC, β‐myosin heavy chain; MR, mineralocorticoid receptor; NADPH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; NS, normal‐salt; RLU, relative light unit; RWT, relative wall thickness; SBP, systolic blood pressure; Sgk, serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐regulated kinase; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.