Table 1.

Baseline values for juvenile and adult obese Zucker rats and lean Zucker rats

Group	n	Age, days	Weight, g	MAP, mmHg	HR, bpm
Juvenile
LZR	13	51 ± 1	202 ± 6	111 ± 3	444 ± 9
OZR	13	49 ± 1	272 ± 7*	112 ± 3	442 ± 6
Adult
LZR	56	106 ± 2	376 ± 6	112 ± 2	425 ± 4
OZR	47	111 ± 2	585 ± 8*	123 ± 3*	428 ± 4

Values are expressed as means ± SE.

^*P < 0.05 compared to lean Zucker rats (LZR) at that age. OZR, obese Zucker rats; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate.