Table 1.

Biometric and hormonal parameters (mean ± standard error) in control and obese rats

	Control	Obese
Body weight (g)	375 ± 28	521 ± 16*
Fat deposits (mg)	14.2 ± 1.4	22.7 ± 3.6*
Prostate weight (mg)	371 ± 36	688 ± 97*
Insulin (ng/ml)	1.3 ± 0.2	2.4 ± 0.4*
Glucose (mg/dl)	103 ± 3.5	164 ± 22*
Testosterone (ng/dl)	242 ± 41	71 ± 9.8*
Estradiol (pg/dl)	15 ± 4	7 ± 0.9

^*Significant difference between groups (Student's t-test, P < 0.05).