Table 3.

Changes in body weight, length, and Lee’s index ($\overline{x}\pm s$)

Group	n	Body weight (g)	Body length (cm)	Lee's index	GIR (mg/kg/min)	ISI
Control	15	205.23 ± 10.05	18.38 ± 0.67	320.92 ± 7.35	10.22 ± 0.04	−4.50 ± 0.13
DIO4W	15	319.29 ± 11.89*	20.49 ± 0.86	333.57 ± 11.79*	8.19 ± 0.09*	−4.66 ± 0.08*
DIO8W	15	421.45 ± 14.09*	21.91 ± 0.97*	342.19 ± 14.10*	6.99 ± 0.10*	−4.94 ± 0.12*
DM	15	430.48 ± 15.13*	22.01 ± 1.05*	343.06 ± 7.35*	5.02 ± 0.06*	−5.64 ± 0.10*

* P < 0.01 when compared with the controls