Table 2.
Blood and plasma biochemistry
| Normal salt (0.52%) | High salt (8%) | Two‐way ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Restricted | Control | Restricted | Diet | Restricted | |
| Non‐fasted blood glucose (mmol L−1) | ||||||
| Before high salt diet – age | ||||||
| 8 weeks | 9.2 ± 0.5 | 9.3 ± 0.3 | 8.7 ± 0.3 | 9.0 ± 0.3 | NS | NS |
| 12 weeks | 9.8 ± 0.5 | 10.1 ± 0.6 | 9.6 ± 0.3 | 9.9 ± 0.6 | NS | NS |
| 16 weeks | 9.7 ± 0.3 | 10.3 ± 0.5 | 9.8 ± 0.4 | 8.8 ± 0.4 | NS | NS |
| During high salt diet – age | ||||||
| 23 weeks | 11.1 ± 0.8 | 10.4 ± 0.3 | 9.7 ± 0.4 | 9.8 ± 0.4 | NS | NS |
| 25 weeks | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 11.1 ± 0.3 | 10.6 ± 0.8 | 10.2 ± 0.6 | NS | NS |
| Plasma electrolytes (mmol L−1) | ||||||
| At 6 weeks of high salt diet (i.e. 26 weeks of age) | ||||||
| Na+ | 141.6 ± 3.9 | 138.2 ± 1.5 | 143.6 ± 4.3 | 140.8 ± 1.4 | NS | NS |
| K+ | 6.2 ± 0.3 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.2 | NS | NS |
| Cl− | 114.7 ± 2.9 | 112.1 ± 0.7 | 115.7 ± 2.8 | 113.9 ± 1.2 | NS | NS |
Control and Restricted rats were randomized to normal salt or high salt diet for 6 weeks at 20–26 weeks of age. No significant interactions between diet and uteroplacental insufficiency surgery by two‐way ANOVA; n = 6–11 per group. NS, not significant.