Table 2.

Fetal and Placental Analysis From Nondiabetic or Diabetic Rats, not Exercised or Exercised, After the Embryonic Implantation Period.^a

	Groups
	Control	Control Exercised	Diabetic	Diabetic Exercised
Fetuses
Fetal weight, g	5.32 ± 0.48	4.53 ± 0.40b	4.22 ± 0.59b	3.84 ± 0.45b,c
Placenta
Placental weight, g	0.47 ± 0.08	0.39 ± 0.08b	0.66 ± 0.16b	0.55 ± 0.12b,c
Placental efficiency	11.60 ± 1.63	11.85 ± 1.86	6.70 ± 1.65b	7.24 ± 1.57b,c
Decidual area, mm2	0.06 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.01b	0.05 ± 0.02b
Junctional area, mm2	0.18 ± 0.04	0.16 ± 0.03	0.17 ± 0.03	0.16 ± 0.03
Labyrinthine area, mm2	4.14 ± 0.41	3.93 ± 0.44b	3.85 ± 0.47b	3.86 ± 0.32b

^aData shown as the mean ± standard deviation (ANOVA—Student-Newman-Keuls posttest) and proportions (%; Fisher exact test).

^b P < .05—statistically significant difference compared with control group.

^c P < .05—statistically significant difference compared with diabetic group.