Table 3. Maternal anthropometric characteristics of dams at the time of weaning (day 21 postpartum).

Maternal factor	Control	Obese
BW (g)	24.36 ± 0.31	34.23 ± 1.063*
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	13.50 ± 0.63	15.17 ± 0.73
Kidney/BW (%)	0.73 ± 0.01	0.61 ± 0.02*
Liver/BW (%)	6.04 ± 0.37	6.52 ± 0.26*
Retroperitoneal fat/BW (%)	0.20 ± 0.02	1.29 ± 0.12*
Extrauterine fat/BW (%)	1.36 ± 0.11	5.60 ± 0.52*

Abbreviation: BW, body weight.

*P<0.0001 compared with control. Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M., n=28-30. Control: chow fed and Obese: HFD fed from 6 weeks prior to mating, throughout pregnancy and lactation.