Table 2.

Body weight, plasma leptin levels and systolic blood pressure

Parameters	Control + Vehicle	Glucose + Vehicle	Control + 1400W	Glucose + 1400W
Body weight at the initiation of protocol (g)	114 ± 3	110 ± 3	107 ± 3	110 ± 3
Body weight (g) at 8 weeks	587 ± 25	592 ± 29	566 ± 21	571 ± 37
Body weight (g) at 9 weeks	603 ± 26	635 ± 18	573 ± 20	537 ± 15
Body weight gain/loss (g)	16 ± 2	43 ± 2 *	13 ± 3	(−) 34 ± 2 + , #
Plasma leptin (ng·mL−1)	3.8 ± 0.3	10.4 ± 2.2 *	4.6 ± 0.8	12.7 ± 2.5 #
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) at 9 weeks	109 ± 3	127 ± 3 *	119 ± 3	127 ± 3

Values represent the mean ± SEM of six rats per group. Statistical comparison (*) to control + vehicle rats, (+) to glucose + vehicle and (#) to control + 1400W is indicated by

^* P ≤ 0.05,

⁺ P ≤ 0.05,

^# P ≤ 0.05.