Table 1.
Body composition in growing male rats.
| 1st Cohort | 2nd Cohort | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endpoint | SO | CO | p | SO | CO | p |
| Body Mass (g) | ||||||
| Begin | 53.7 ± 2.2 | 54.8 ± 2.7 | 0.32 | 57.1 ± 4.0 | 57.4 ± 4.1 | 0.85 |
| End | 224.9 ± 7.7 | 235.9 ± 10.2 | 0.01 | 253.2 ± 11.2 | 253.8 ± 15.5 | 0.92 |
| Liver Mass (g) | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.7 | <0.01 | 7.4 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.5 | 0.59 |
| Brain Mass (g) | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.27 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 0.74 |
| Brain/Body (%) | 0.69 ± 0.04 | 0.67 ± 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 0.65 ± 0.04 | 0.93 |
Data are reported as mean ± SD, n = 10. Student’s t-test was performed for each parameter. Bold indicates significance, p < 0.05. CO: Corn oil; ER: Energy restriction; SO: Soybean oil.