Table 1.

Study sample group allocation and weight trajectory.

Treatment pre-		Mean weight gain during	Mean body weight at		Overall distribution
intervention	Intervention	treatment (P7 weight–P1 weight)	behavioral testing	n (%Males)	(N = 160)
Water	Handling	2.1 ± 0.1 g	21.3 ± 0.6 g	27 (44.4%)	N = 78
Water	Tactile	2.1 ± 0.1 g	21.9 ± 0.7 g	25 (56.2%)
Water	Needle-prick	1.9 ± 0.1 g	21.9 ± 0.7 g	26 (50.0%)
Sucrose 24%	Handling	1.8 ± 0.1 g	21.6 ± 0.6 g	27 (44.4%)	N = 82
Sucrose 24%	Tactile	1.8 ± 0.1 g	21.2 ± 0.6 g	28 (42.9%)
Sucrose 24%	Needle-prick	1.9 ± 0.1 g	22.2 ± 0.7 g	27 (38.9%)

Neonatal mice (n = 160) were assigned randomly across treatment/intervention groups (total of six groups). Table provides the distribution/sex ratio, mean weight gain during treatment period, and mean body weight at behavioral testing. Values are means ± SEM. P, postnatal day.