Table 1.
Organ and tissue weights in female C57BL/6N mice fed the SC diet or the HSHF diet.
| SC Diet (n = 15) | HSHF Diet (n = 20) | |
|---|---|---|
| Heart weight (mg) | 119 ± 2 | 138 ± 3 §§§§ |
| Tibia length (mm) | 17.6 ± 0.1 | 17.6 ± 0.1 |
| Heart weight/tibia length (mg/mm) | 6.73 ± 0.11 | 7.88 ± 0.16 §§§§ |
| Left ventricular weight (mg) | 80.7 ± 1.5 | 95.1 ± 2.7 §§§§ |
| Right ventricular weight (mg) | 18.6 ± 0.6 | 23.2 ± 2.2 § |
| Lung weight (mg) | 147 ± 5 | 171 ± 4 §§ |
| Liver weight (mg) | 1090 ± 70 | 1070 ± 60 |
| Kidney weight(mg) | 306 ± 4 | 325 ± 6 § |
| Spleen weight (mg) | 71.3 ± 4.4 | 85.1 ± 2.7 § |
Both groups were sacrificed at the age of 28 weeks, which corresponds to 16 weeks after the start of the HSHF diet. All data are expressed as means ± SEM. §: p < 0.05; §§: p < 0.01; §§§§: p < 0.0001 versus SC diet group.