Table 1.

Dam and liter characteristics.

Parameters	HF	HF.LG	HF.HG	Control
	(n = 6)	(n = 6)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)
Body weight(g)	31.5 ± 0.9	30.7 ± 0.6	30.2 ± 0.6	24.1 ± 0.6*
AUC of OGTT(mmol/l∙h)	21.8 ± 1.2	19.7 ± 0.9	21.4 ± 1.2	17.5 ± 0.8*
Pups/litter	8.0 ± 0.6	6.8 ± 1.0	7.2 ± 0.5	7.0 ± 0.6
Uterus index (%) to body weight(%)	0.33 ± 0.1	0.42 ± 0.0	0.29 ± 0.1	0.39 ± 0.0
Ovary index (%) to body weight(%)	0.11 ± 0.0	0.13 ± 0.0	0.10 ± 0.0	0.12 ± 0.0

Data are expressed as means ± S.E.M (n = 6–8/group).

^*p < 0.05 vs. HF group. HF, high-fat diet without genistein; HF. LG, high-fat diet with low-dose genistein; HF. HG, high-fat diet with high-dose genistein; Control, normal control diet. Uterus index: weight ratio of uterus to body weight; Ovary index: weight ratio of ovaries to body weight.