Table 1.

SPS did not affect body weight in males or females

Group		Body weight in grams (SEM)
		Baseline	Post-test
Male	Ctrl	297.2 (3.4)	350.0* (7.1)
	SPS	297.5 (4.9)	341.9* (7.9)
Female	Ctrl	191.5 (3.0)	213.9* (5.4)
	SPS	194.5 (3.0)	214.8* (3.2)

Rats were weighed before undergoing SPS or control conditions (baseline) and on the day of the dexamethasone suppression test (post-test). SPS did not affect body weight, and all rats gained weight over the course of the experiment (*, vs baseline). As expected, all females weighed less than males. Data presented as mean ± SEM. Significance set at P < .05 (indicated by asterisk) for planned pairwise comparisons (Bonferroni). Refer to Additional file 1 for full statistical results