. 2020 Apr 22;62:17. doi: 10.1186/s13028-020-00515-5

Table 1.

Morphometric measurements (BW, BCS, CNS) and fasted plasma glucose, serum insulin and serum SAA concentrations

Variable	Breed	t0	t1	t2
BW [kg]	Ponies	118 ± 26.7^a	145 ± 31.9^b	151 ± 30.3^b
BW [kg]	Horses	601 ± 44.9^a	700 ± 43.2^b	702 ± 44.8^b
BCS [0–5]	Ponies	2.32 (1.15/3.4)^a	3.58 (3.4/3.7)^a	3.94 (3.7/4.15)^b
BCS [0–5]	Horses	2.65 (2.05/3.2)^a	3.6 (3.5/3.6)^b	3.75 (3.65/3.85)^c
CNS [0–5]	Ponies	2.5 (0.75/3)^a	2.75 (2.5/3)^a	3.5 (3.25/4)^b
CNS [0–5]	Horses	2 (1.75/2.25)^a	2.75 (2.75/3)^b	3.5 (3.5/4)^c
Glucose [mmol/L]	Ponies	3.53 ± 0.64^a,#	3.93 ± 0.38^ab,#	4.34 ± 0.86^b
Glucose [mmol/L]	Horses	4.08 ± 0.21^#	4.52 ± 0.23^#	4.41 ± 0.48
Insulin [µU/mL]	Ponies	4.26 ± 1.36^a	7.93 ± 5.75^ab	13.9 ± 14.9^b
Insulin [µU/mL]	Horses	6.32 ± 2.35^a	9.3 ± 3.18^ab	15.1 ± 10.3^b
SAA [μg/mL]	Ponies	0.35 ± 0.48	0.63 ± 1.24	0.10 ± 0.01
SAA [μg/mL]	Horses	0.10 ± 0.01	0.14 ± 0.13	0.10 ± 0.01

t0 = basal measurements, t1 = after 1 year and t2 = after 2 years of hypercaloric diet. Data for BW, glucose, insulin and SAA are expressed as mean ± SD. Data for BCS and CNS are expressed as medians and 25./75. ‰

^a–cDifferent superscript letters indicate significant (P < 0.05) differences within rows; ^#indicates significant (P < 0.05) differences within columns