Table 5.
Results for changes observed in the pancreas of the animals in each experimental group.
| Variable | Experimental Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAM SALINE | HFD SALINE | AGE 50 | AGE 100 | AGE 150 | |
| Changes in the pancreas | |||||
| Islet of Langerhans (p = 0.291) | |||||
| No change | 36.4 (4) | 45.5 (5) | 72.7 (8) | 80.0 (8) | 54.5 (6) |
| Discrete atrophy | 9.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 9.1 (1) |
| Atrophy | 18.2 (2) | 36.4 (4) | 9.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
| Discrete hypertrophy | 18.2 (2) | 9.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 20.0 (2) | 27.3 (3) |
| Hypertrophy | 18.2 (2) | 9.1 (1) | 18.2 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 9.1 (1) |
| Pancreatic acini (p = 0.400) | |||||
| No change | 81.8 (9) | 72.7 (8) | 90.9 (10) | 100.0 (10) | 90.9 (10) |
| Necrosis/Atrophy | 18.2 (2) | 27.3 (3) | 9.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 9.1 (1) |
| Inflammatory cells (p = 0.458) | |||||
| No change | 90.9 (10) | 81.8 (9) | 90.9 (10) | 100.0 (10) | 100.0 (11) |
| Insulitis | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
| Perinsulitis | 9.1 (1) | 18.2 (2) | 9.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
Data presented as relative frequency (absolute frequency). Value of p in the chi-square test.