Table 4.
Systolic blood pressure, 24 h metabolic cage and renal measurements
| Unstressed | Stressed | 2‐way ANOVA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Restricted | Control | Restricted | Group | Stress | Interaction | |
| Systolic blood pressure 6 months (mmHg) | 137 ± 4 | 133 ± 7 | 129 ± 3 | 137 ± 3 | NS | NS | NS |
| Systolic blood pressure 9 months (mmHg) | 130 ± 3 | 133 ± 3 | 130 ± 3 | 129 ± 3 | NS | NS | NS |
| Systolic blood pressure 12 months (mmHg) | 121 ± 3 | 133 ± 3 | 125 ± 3 | 129 ± 3 | P = 0.01 | NS | NS |
| Food intake [g (24 h)−1 kg−1] | 65 ± 3 | 64 ± 3 | 65 ± 4 | 58 ± 3 | NS | NS | NS |
| Urinary sodium excretion [mmol l−1 (24 h)−1 kg−1] | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | NS | NS | NS |
| Urinary potassium excretion [mmol l−1 (24 h)−1 kg−1] | 4.8 ± 0.6 | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 6.3 ± 0.5 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | NS | NS | NS |
Effects of growth restriction and maternal stress on systolic blood pressure, food intake and urinary excretion over 24 h (mean ± SEM; n = 8–14 per group). NS, not significant.