Fig 3. Effect of a 24 week high-sucrose diet on anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze.

Although not significant, the high-sucrose diet group showed a nonsignificant trend (U = 230, P = 0.053) for a reduced time spent in open arms (A) and a lower percentage of open arms entries (B) when compared with the controls. No effects were observed in the total number of entries into the open+closed arms of the maze (C). Bars represent means ± SEM. Mann-Whitney Test was conducted. Control group n = 27, high-sucrose diet group n = 24.