Table 1.

Weight measurements and blood test parameters at postnatal day 20

	Control	Obese
Body weight (g)	59.3 ± 0.5	71.5 ± 2.8**
Retroperitoneal fat (mg)	71.5 ± 3.8	287.9 ± 24.6**
Epididymal fat (mg)	95.5 ± 4.9	483.4 ± 45.5**
Liver (g)	2.80 ± 0.04	3.48 ± 0.17*
Kidney (mg)	347.3 ± 5.9	375.3 ± 11.4*
Fasting blood glucose (mM)	5.54 ± 0.16	6.11 ± 0.09**
Plasma insulin (ng/ml)	0.37 ± 0.07	0.60 ± 0.07*
Plasma triglycerides (mM)	0.21 ± 0.03	1.29 ± 0.24**
Plasma fatty acids (mM)	0.94 ± 0.05	1.41 ± 0.14**

The data were analyzed by Student’s t-test *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, N = 8–10 per group