Table 2.

Body weight, liver weight, and serum testosterone levels in pigs fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet ^a

	IM + HFC	CM + HFC	CM + HFC + T
Body weight (kg)
Initialb	12.76 ± 0.45	12.14 ± 0.35	12.45 ± 0.89
Finalc	25.15 ± 0.86	23.69 ± 0.64	26.22 ± 1.20
Serum T concentrations (ng/mL)
Initial	7.82 ± 0.49	8.22 ± 0.56	8.78 ± 0.24
Final	3.52 ± 0.24**	0.25 ± 0.01	4.43 ± 0.31##
Liver weight (g)	483.82 ± 47.04	524.72 ± 69.88	558.38 ± 27.95
Liver weight index (%)	1.92 ± 0.17	2.20 ± 0.25	2.12 ± 0.39

Note: ^aData are presented as mean ± SEM; n = 6 pigs per group. **P <0.01 and ^## P <0.01, significant differences compared to the CM + HFC group determined by ANOVA (Tukey’s test). ^bInitial: week 7 (0 w; the start of the experimental period after the 7-week acclimation). ^cFinal: week 19 (12 w; the end of the experimental period). T: testosterone.