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