Table 1. Characteristics of our groups of Zucker rats.

Variable	ZLR	ZFR	Statistics
	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
Age (wk)	8 [1]	8.4 [1]	NS**
BW (g)	230 ± 9	289 ±7	P < 0.001*
Fasting glycaemia (mmol·L-1)	4.33 ± 0.28	6.0 ± 0.22	P < 0.001*
Fasting insulinaemia (pmol·L-1)	78 [122]	686 ± 115	P < 0.001**
Fasting C-peptide (pmol·L-1)	235 [382]	2846 ± 440	P < 0.001**

Values are means ±SE or median [IQR]. ZLR, Zucker Lean Rat; ZFR, Zucker Fatty Rat; BW, body weight; NS, not significant;

* Unpaired Student’s t-test;

** Wilcoxon rank sum test.