Table 1.

Nutritional profile of animals

Variables	Control (n = 17)	Obese (n = 17)	P
Initial body weight, g	167 ± 15	169 ± 15	0.745
Final body weight, g	469 ± 53	545 ± 66	<0.001
Total body fat, g	20.2 ± 8.3	45.8 ± 10.8	<0.001
Adiposity index, %	4.40 ± 1.4	8.81 ± 1.0	<0.001
Food intake, g	24.3 ± 2.1	19.6 ± 1.9	<0.001
Caloric consumption, kcal	75.2 ± 6.6	75.5 ± 7.3	0.925
Feed efficiency, %	1.31 ± 0.16	1.61 ± 0.18	<0.001

Values are means ± SD. Student's t‐test for independent samples.