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. 2017 May 26;595(13):4379–4398. doi: 10.1113/JP274066

Table 2.

Body weight, relative organ weights and relative adipose tissue weights of 12‐week‐old male and female offspring exposed to sucrose or HFCS‐55 during the prenatal and/or suckling periods

C‐C S‐S S‐C C‐S P‐value C‐C H‐H H‐C C‐H P‐value
12 week male n = 8 n = 11 n = 8 n = 8 n = 8 n = 8 n = 9 n = 9
Body weight (g) 409.2 ± 11.0 410.1 ± 6.6 401.3 ± 12.1 403.5 ± 12.0 *0.906 409.2 ± 11.0 393.3 ± 7.3 396.4 ± 8.5 402.0 ± 10.6 *0.676
Relative liver (%) 3.87 ± 0.08 3.86 ± 0.10 3.90 ± 0.07 4.03 ± 0.13 *0.602 3.87 ± 0.08 3.82 ± 0.08 3.89 ± 0.10 3.86 ± 0.04 *0.948
Relative heart (%) 0.34 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.34 ± 0.01 *0.915 0.34 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 0.37 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.01 *0.287
Relative adrenal (%) 0.016 ± 0.001 0.017 ± 0.001 0.017 ± 0.001 0.019 ± 0.001 *0.125 0.016 ± 0.001 0.019 ± 0.001 0.017 ± 0.001 0.017 ± 0.001 *0.215
Relative kidney (%) 0.64 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.02 0.66 ± 0.02 0.69 ± 0.01 0.233 0.64 ± 0.01 0.67 ± 0.02 0.66 ± 0.02 0.67 ± 0.01 *0.511
Relative pancreas (%) 0.15 ± 0.01b 0.12 ± 0.004a 0.13 ± 0.01a, b 0.11 ± 0.01a * 0.001 0.15 ± 0.01 0.15 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.01 0.15 ± 0.01 *0.722
Relative total fat (%) 7.56 ± 0.22b 7.04 ± 0.31a, b 7.01 ± 0.39a, b 6.00 ± 0.38a * 0.023 7.56 ± 0.22 6.09 ± 0.43 7.17 ± 0.40 6.33 ± 0.30 * 0.022
Relative subcutaneous fat (%) 2.73 ± 0.15 2.57 ± 0.12 2.43 ± 0.14 2.21 ± 0.17 *0.105 2.73 ± 0.15 2.35 ± 0.15 2.40 ± 0.22 2.33 ± 0.10 *0.297
Relative total visceral fat (%) 4.80 ± 0.16b 4.08 ± 0.16a, b 4.67 ± 0.33b 3.65 ± 0.23a * 0.005 4.80 ± 0.16 3.72 ± 0.30 4.41 ± 0.26 4.08 ± 0.26 *0.063
Relative gonadal fat (%) 1.76 ± 0.10b 1.58 ± 0.08a, b 1.66 ± 0.15a, b 1.26 ± 0.12a * 0.025 1.76 ± 0.10 1.57 ± 0.18 1.51 ± 0.12 1.51 ± 0.16 *0.560
Relative retroperitoneal fat (%) 1.86 ± 0.09 1.58 ± 0.12 1.84 ± 0.16 1.46 ± 0.09 0.080 1.86 ± 0.09b 1.31 ± 0.08a 1.77 ± 0.11a, b 1.52 ± 0.12a, b * 0.015
Relative omental fat (%) 1.19 ± 0.06b 1.10 ± 0.06a, b 1.16 ± 0.06a, b 0.93 ± 0.05a * 0.031 1.19 ± 0.06 1.08 ± 0.08 1.13 ± 0.07 1.06 ± 0.05 *0.534
12 week female n = 8 n = 11 n = 8 n = 8 n = 8 n = 8 n = 9 n = 9
Body weight (g) 266.1 ± 5.4 255.3 ± 6.5 275.4 ± 6.0 273.1 ± 7.8 *0.119 266.1 ± 5.4 269.4 ± 13.2 266.3 ± 8.3 280.6 ± 9.1 *0.651
Relative liver (%) 3.53 ± 0.08 3.71 ± 0.09 3.66 ± 0.06 3.89 ± 0.12 *0.073 3.53 ± 0.08a 3.84 ± 0.05b 3.68 ± 0.05a, b 3.54 ± 0.07a * 0.014
Relative heart (%) 0.40 ± 0.01b 0.36 ± 0.01a, b 0.35 ± 0.01a 0.35 ± 0.01a * 0.018 0.40 ± 0.01 0.37 ± 0.02 0.38 ± 0.02 0.36 ± 0.01 *0.449
Relative adrenal (%) 0.027 ± 0.001 0.028 ± 0.001 0.028 ± 0.001 0.027 ± 0.001 *0.746 0.027 ± 0.001 0.029 ± 0.002 0.028 ± 0.001 0.027 ± 0.001 *0.484
Relative kidney (%) 0.68 ± 0.01 0.70 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.01 0.70 ± 0.02 0.688 0.68 ± 0.01 0.70 ± 0.01 0.66 ± 0.01 0.67 ± 0.004 *0.151
Relative pancreas (%) 0.17 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.01 *0.864 0.17 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 0.17 ± 0.01 *0.862
Relative total fat (%) 9.54 ± 0.45 9.18 ± 0.34 8.71 ± 0.60 9.23 ± 0.67 *0.752 9.54 ± 0.45 8.30 ± 0.52 9.40 ± 0.68 9.37 ± 0.46 *0.408
Relative subcutaneous fat (%) 2.84 ± 0.12 2.77 ± 0.11 2.53 ± 0.12 2.84 ± 0.28 *0.607 2.84 ± 0.12 2.68 ± 0.24 3.13 ± 0.23 2.75 ± 0.15 *0.372
Relative total visceral fat (%) 6.53 ± 0.39 6.20 ± 0.23 6.28 ± 0.52 6.22 ± 0.39 *0.930 6.53 ± 0.39 5.66 ± 0.30 6.50 ± 0.43 6.52 ± 0.31 *0.352
Relative gonadal fat (%) 3.09 ± 0.18 3.11 ± 0.24 3.71 ± 0.37 3.50 ± 0.28 *0.321 3.09 ± 0.18 2.77 ± 0.20 3.32 ± 0.26 3.25 ± 0.28 *0.472
Relative retroperitoneal fat (%) 1.95 ± 0.19b 1.62 ± 0.19a, b 1.23 ± 0.12a 1.37 ± 0.11a, b 0.027 1.95 ± 0.19 1.66 ± 0.07 1.95 ± 0.12 2.14 ± 0.17 *0.173
Relative omental fat (%) 1.39 ± 0.06 1.27 ± 0.04 1.33 ± 0.10 1.29 ± 0.06 *0.628 1.39 ± 0.06 1.22 ± 0.07 1.29 ± 0.11 1.36 ± 0.07 *0.487

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. The reported P‐value indicates the effect of treatment within each sex, as determined by the one‐way ANOVA. a,bDifferent superscript letters denote mean values that were significantly different from each other (P < 0.05) for each sex within each experimental grouping. *A significant effect of offspring sex, independent of treatment, within each experimental grouping. Significant P‐values are in bold.