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. 2019 Jan 5;11(1):96. doi: 10.3390/nu11010096

Table 2.

Adipose tissue (total, visceral and subcutaneous) weights (g) on PND28, 70 and 105.

Gestation Diet NP HP P
Postweaning Diet NP (n = 8) DSS1 (n = 8) DSS2 (n = 8) NP (n = 7) DSS1 (n = 8) DSS2 (n = 8) Gestation Postweaning Gestation × Postweaning
PND28
MRI TAT 6.5 ± 0.4 6.5 ± 0.5 6.7 ± 0.5 6.9 ± 0.3 7.2 ± 0.3 7.0 ± 0.5 0.21 0.80 0.39
VAT 4.5 ± 0.3 4.5 ± 0.3 4.7 ± 0.4 4.8 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.2 4.9 ± 0.4 0.34 0.96 0.66
SAT 2.0 ± 0.2 2.0 ± 0.2 2.0 ± 0.2 2.1 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.1 2.1 ± 0.2 0.23 0.75 0.31
PND70
MRI TAT 27.3 ± 2.5 28.3 ± 2.5 26.5 ± 2.9 33.5 ± 5.2 30.4 ± 1.9 36.7 ± 4.5 0.06 0.34 <0.10
VAT 19.4 ± 1.9 19.0 ± 2.2 16.7 ± 1.9 23.2 ± 2.5 19.9 ± 1.7 23.7 ± 2.4 0.07 0.46 <0.10
SAT 7.9 ± 0.7 a,b 9.4 ± 0.7 a,b 10.2 ± 1.1 a,b 10.3 ± 3.3 a 10.6 ± 0.8 a,b 15.0 ± 2.5 b 0.18 0.003 * 0.25
PND105
MRI VAT 30.1 ± 2.5 a,b 29.4 ± 3.2 a,b 27.8 ± 2.3 a,b 35.0 ± 3.9 a,b 29.6 ± 3.1 a 40.8 ± 4.8 b 0.09 0.09 0.02 *
SAT 9.4 ± 1.1 10.9 ± 1.1 11.1 ± 1.3 14.6 ± 3.4 11.3 ± 0.6 15.6 ± 2.5 <0.10 0.32 0.70
Dissection VAT 29.0 ± 2.3 a,b 28.2 ± 3.0 a,b 26.0 ± 1.9 a,b 33.3 ± 4.5 a,b 28.5 ± 3.1 a 39.4 ± 4.5 b 0.09 0.18 0.008 *
SAT 18.6 ± 1.6 18.4 ± 1.4 17.5 ± 1.0 20.0 ± 3.0 17.3 ± 1.6 22.2 ± 2.5 0.37 0.54 0.24

Data are means ± SEMs. Effects of diets were tested within model W (*, p < 0.05). Means that are significantly different (p < 0.05) according to the post-hoc test have different letters (a or b). TAT, Total Adipose Tissue; VAT, Visceral Adipose Tissue; SAT, Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue; MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; PND, Post-natal Day; NP, Normal-Protein (control); HP, High-Protein; DSS1, Dietary Self-Selection 1 (P and G/L in 2 different cups); DSS2, Dietary Self-Selection 2 (P, G and L in 3 different cups).