Table 1. Fathers total body weight, body composition, and blood metabolite profile.

Parameter	CD	HFD	p value
Total body weights	n = 13	n = 14
Weight (g)	28.41 ± 0.75	35.46± 0.95	< 0.0001
Adiposity–absolute mass (g)
Perirenal fat (g)	0.21 ± 0.04	0.42 ± 0.04	0.0010
Retro peritoneal fat (g)	0.08 ± 0.02	0.08 ± 0.03	NS
Dorsal fat (g)	0.36 ± 0.03	0.51 ± 0.04	0.0100
Gonadal fat (g)	0.88 ± 0.09	1.71 ± 0.11	< 0.0001
Omental fat (g)	0.27 ± 0.03	0.56 ± 0.04	0.0001
Sum of adipose deposits (g)	1.80 ± 0.18	3.27 ± 0.21	0.0001
Adiposity–relative (% TBW)
Perirenal fat (%)	0.72 ± 0.12	1.19 ± 0.11	0.0071
Retro peritoneal fat (%)	0.28 ± 0.08	0.21 ± 0.06	NS
Dorsal fat (%)	1.27 ± 0.11	1.42 ± 0.10	NS
Gonadal fat (%)	3.06 ± 0.26	4.81 ± 0.2178	0.0001
Omental fat (%)	0.72 ± 1.19	1.19 ± 0.11	0.0003
Sum of adipose deposits (%)	6.27 ± 0.48	9.19 ± 0.41	0.0002
Testes weights
Left Testis (g)	0.08± 0.00	0.08 ± 0.00	NS
Right Testis (g)	0.08 ± 0.00	0.08 ± 0.00	NS
Both Testes (g)	0.16 ± 0.00	0.16 ± 0.00	NS
Blood metabolites
Glucose (mmol/L)	14.11 ± 1.80	13.69 ± 1.16	NS
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.40 ± 0.62	6.48 ± 0.48	0.0010
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	1.10 ± 0.14	0.98 ± 0.11	NS
FFA (mmol/L)	1.11 ± 0.16	1.47 ± 0.12	0.0045
HDLC3 (mmol/L)	3.79 ± 0.56	5.59 ± 0.43	0.0116
Insulin (ng ml-1)	1.71 ± 0.48	1.38 ± 0.24	NS
Leptin (ng ml-1)	24.87 ± 3.69	27.17 ± 2.98	NS
Glucose/Insulin testing
GTT (AUC; mmol.min)	259 ± 18.6	238 ± 30.0	NS
ITT (AAC; mmol.min)	294 ± 23.7	276 ± 33.1	NS

All data is presented as Mean ± SEM.

CD Control Diet, HFD High Fat Diet, p value determined by 2-tailed t-test, % Weight is expressed as a percent of total body weight, NS Difference between CD/HFD is not significant (P>0.05), TBW total body weight, GTT glucose tolerance test, AUC area under the curve, ITT insulin tolerance test, AAC area above the curve.