Table 2. Long-term effects of neonatal cigarette smoke exposure on body mass, food intake, visceral fat mass, and iBAT mass in 180 postnatal day-offspring.
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | SE | C | SE | |
| Body mass (g) | 451±14 | 462±13 | 249±7 | 272±8* |
| Total food intake (kg) | 3.37±0.08 | 3.60±0.05* | 2.34±0.03 | 2.48±0.20* |
| Gonadal fat mass (g) | 4.7±0.4 | 6.7±0.7* | 5.5±0.4 | 8.5±0.9* |
| iBAT mass (g) | 0.24±0.03 | 0.36±0.03* | 0.18±0.01 | 0.23±0.01* |
C: control; SE: smoke-exposed; iBAT: interscapular brown adipose tissue. P<0.05, t-test.