Table 1.
Number of mothers that delivered pups
| Group | Diet (NaCl, w/w) | Mother (No) | Statisticsa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mating | Pregnant | Total | Delivered** | Babies/Motherb | χ2 | p | vs | |
| MHPR | 4.0 % | 0.75 % | 7 | 7 | 7.4 ± 2.3 | |||
| MLPR | 0.3 % | 0.75 % | 7 | 4 | 8.7 ± 1.7 | 3.82 | 0.050 | MHPR |
| MRPR | 0.75 % | 0.75 % | 8 | 7 | 8.2 ± 1.4 | 0.94 | 0.332 | MHPR |
| 1.76 | 0.184 | MLPR | ||||||
| 1.45 | 0.228 | MRPH | ||||||
| 2.33 | 0.127 | MRPL | ||||||
| MRPH | 0.75 % | 4.0 % | 11 | 11 | 10.2 ± 1.3 | |||
| MRPL | 0.75 % | 0.3 % | 11 | 6 | 8.8 ± 3.0 | 6.87 | 0.011 | MRPH |
MHPR, mothers fed the high-salt (4 % NaCl, w/w) diet during mating period and the regular (0.75 % NaCl, w/w) chow during pregnant period; MLPR, mothers fed the low-salt (0.3 % NaCl, w/w) diet during mating period and the regular chow during pregnant period; MRPR, mothers fed the regular chow during mating period and during pregnant period; MRPH, mothers fed the regular chow during mating period and the high-salt diet pregnant period; MRPL, mothers fed the regular chow during mating period and the low-salt diet during pregnant period. Total, the total number of mothers; delivered, the number of mothers that gave birth to pups; non-delivered, the number of mothers that failed to give birth to pups. **The differences in delivered rats were assessed by χ2 test (df = 1). 0.75 % NaCl (w/w) chow (regular chow) is usually used for maintaining of rat colonies. bmothers that delivered babies.
Cited from Chou R et al. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism volume 2014. Article ID 212089, (ref# [13]).