Table 1.
Time-related changes in body weight, blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, and food intake per weight.
| Variable | Species | 16weeks of age | 20 weeks of age | 24 weeks of age |
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| Body weight (g) | SD | 549.5 (12.8) |
616.3 (20.8) |
643.3‡ (19.4) |
| SDT | 546.7 (25.5) |
574.9 (31.0) |
580.0 (39.7) |
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| Blood glucose (mg/dl) | SD | 67.3 (6.1) |
61.6 (3.6) |
63.3 (3.3) |
| SDT | 199.6∗∗ (61.7) |
184.0∗∗ (70.3) |
215.6∗∗ (78.0) |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | SD | 112.0 (5.1) |
127.6 (5.8) |
127.9 (3.7) |
| SDT | 120.6 (4.8) |
131.0 (4.0) |
140.6 (5.6) |
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| Food intake per weight (g/kg) | SD | 22.6 (4.7) |
46.3† (2.1) |
47.1† (1.4) |
| SDT | 74.4∗∗ (7.1) |
67.0∗ (8.2) |
47.1 (10.9) |
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Data are presented as the mean (standard error). ∗p < 0.05 and ∗∗p < 0.01 vs. the SD rats at the same week; †p < 0.05 and ‡p < 0.01 vs. the same group at 16 weeks of age.