Table 1.

Characteristics of aging hyperandrogenemic (DHT) female rats compared to placebo controls

	BW (g)	LKW (g)	LKW/BW	Hct (%)	DHT (pg/mL)	MAP (mmHg)	GFR (mL/min/g·KW)	RPF (mL/min/g·KW)	FF
Control (n = 6/grp)	309.33 ± 8.87	0.838 ± 0.021	0.0027 ± 0.0001	39 ± 2	79.26 ± 9.93	110 ± 5	1.004 ± 0.087	4.08 ± 0.56	0.25 ± 0.01
DHT (n = 6/grp)	420.83 ± 18.46	1.492 ± 0.113	0.0035 ± 0.0003	47 ± 2	272.98 ± 87.08	130 ± 6	0.422 ± 0.083	2.31 ± 0.45	0.18 ± 0.01
t‐test (P value)	0.0001	<0.0001	0.0343	0.0025	0.0386	0.0141	0.0003	0.0223	0.005

BW, body weight; LKW, left kidney weight; LKW/BW, Left kidney weight to body weight ratio; DHT, plasma dihydrotestosterone levels; MAP, mean arterial pressure; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; RPF, renal plasma flow; FF, filtration fraction.