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. 2015 Jul 2;3:e1091. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1091

Table 2. The average measurements for the three different groups of mice during baseline, restriction and while on diet choice.

Data are shown ± standard errors and are averaged for each individual for the final 5 days of each phase of the study unless otherwise stated.

Gorger (n = 11) Non-Gorger (n = 9) Control (n = 10)
Baseline
24 h dry food intake (g) 5.5 ± 0.12a 6.0 ± 0.10b 5.9 ± 0.06b
2 h dry food intake (g) 0.22 ± 0.03a 0.17 ± 0.03a 0.14 ± 0.03a
% of total food intake in 2 h 4.0 ± 0.50a 2.7 ± 0.42a 2.3 ± 0.54a
Energy intake (kJ/day) 95.0 ± 2.10a 104.3 ± 1.75b 103.5 ± 2.10b
Energy assimilated (kJ/day) 72.9 ± 1.96a 80.0 ± 1.96b 78.5 ± 2.09ab
Body mass (g) 38.2 ± 0.71a 38.7 ± 0.69a 36.4 ± 0.80a
Restriction
24 h dry food intake (g) 4.1 ± 0.07a 4.5 ± 0.09a 6.7 ± 0.21b
2 h dry food intake (g) 2.11 ± 0.23a 0.70 ± 0.09b 0.11 ± 0.03c
% of total food intake in 2 h 51.6 ± 5.98a 15.8 ± 1.98b 1.5 ± 0.33c
Energy intake (kJ/day) 71.4 ± 1.26a 77.9 ± 1.51a 116.0 ± 3.71b
Energy assimilated (kJ/day) 53.5 ± 0.94a 58.32 ± 2.78a 86.1 ± 1.13b
Body mass (g) 34.9 ± 0.96a 37.5 ± 0.72a 38.0 ± 1.08a
Diet choice (first 3 days)
24 h dry food intake (g) 5.8 ± 0.28a 5.0 ± 0.35ab 4.1 ± 0.20b
2 h dry food intake (g) 0.83 ± 0.11a 0.34 ± 0.06b 0.15 ± 0.03b
% of total food intake in 2 h 14.0 ± 1.62a 6.6 ± 0.93b 3.6 ± 0.63b
Energy intake (kJ/day) 121.2 ± 4.80a 102.6 ± 6.31b 89.9 ± 3.74b
Energy assimilated (kJ/day) 97.6 ± 2.48a 88.8 ± 78.04ab 78.0 ± 1.82b
Body mass (g) 39.5 ± 0.92a 39.6 ± 0.95a 38.5 ± 1.19a
Combined protein intake (kJ/day) 25.8 ± 0.60a 20.7 ± 1.26b 18.0 ± 0.76b
Combined fat intake (kJ/day) 50.3 ± 1.95a 41.5 ± 2.99b 46.5 ± 2.20ab
Combined carbohydrate intake (kJ/day) 45.1 ± 4.06a 40.36 ± 4.83a 25.4 ± 2.94b
Diet choice (last 5 days)
24 h dry food intake (g) 3.8 ± 0.07a 3.7 ± 0.08a 3.8 ± 0.13a
2 h dry food intake (g) 0.18 ± 0.02a 0.09 ± 0.02b 0.09 ± 0.02b
% of total food intake in 2 h 4.6 ± 0.62a 2.5 ± 0.41b 2.4 ± 0.57b
Energy intake (kJ/day) 82.1 ± 1.60a 78.7 ± 2.17a 84.8 ± 2.85a
Energy assimilated (kJ/day) 72.8 ± 1.37a 69.7 ± 2.49a 74.7 ± 1.80a
Body mass (g) 41.6 ± 1.02a 41.8 ± 0.96a 41.2 ± 1.18a

Notes.

Values with common superscripts are not significantly different between the groups at the same time point.