Table 2.

Effects of ovariectomy and diabetes on body and heart weight

	Sham	OVX	OVX.D
BW final (g)	261.87 ± 4.87	273.40±2.55	196.80±4.03 a
HW (mg)	896 ± 20.28	967±25.36	862±29.64 b
HW/ BW (mg/g)	3.54 ± 0.133	3.39±0.116	4.04±0.235b

BW, body weight; HW, heart weight and HW/BW, heart to body weight ratio. Data are expressed as mean±SEM

^aP<0.05 vs sham & OVX;

^bP<0.05 vs OVX