Table 1. General characteristics, biochemistry and voiding behavior in control and MFE groups (n = 12).

	Controls	MFE group	p value
General Characteristics
Body weight (g)	406.1 ± 13.8	431.3 ± 8.9	0.1
Bladder weight (mg)	112.5 ± 7.2	108.7 ± 8.7	0.74
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	117.4 ± 2.1	135.9 ± 4.8	0.003*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	89.5 ± 2.7	113.1 ± 6.3	0.004*
Fasting biochemistry:
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	39.9 ± 3.9	99.6 ± 6.2	<0.001*
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	69.0 ± 3.8	76.4 ± 2.9	0.14
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	91.6 ± 4.1	95.7 ± 2.4	0.41
Metabolic cage study/24 hrs
No. Voids	24.6 ± 1.3	30.1 ± 1.7	0.038*
Urine output (ml)	26.1 ± 2.2	25.1 ± 1.8	0.72
Water intake (ml)	35.1 ± 3.4	38.9 ± 2.5	0.37
Cystometric parameters
Voiding pressure (mmHg)	24.1 ± 1.2	26.5 ± 1.1	1.33
Inter-contractile interval (min)	10.4 ± 0.35	7.9 ± 0.44	0.01*

^*Two sample t-test, p < 0.05.