Table 5.
Hepatic steatosis scoring
| Lean | GDM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | HFS | LF | HFS | |
| Microvesicular Steatosis Score (%) | ||||
| 0 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 25 | 83 | 100 | 40 |
| 2 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Average Steatosis Score (1–3) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1* | 1.0 ± 0.0§ | 2.0 ± 0.4*§ |
| Macrovesicular Steatosis Score | ||||
| 0 | 87.5 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1 | 12.5 | 85.7 | 100 | 40 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Average Steatosis Score (1–3) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.1* | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.4 ± 0.5 |
*
P < 0.05 in chi-square test comparing postnatal LF vs.
HFS diet groups and
§
P < 0.05 in chi-square test comparing offspring from GDM and Lean dams receiving the same diet (n = 6).