Table 1. Characteristics of mice fed HFD, HFD with rosuvastatin, and HFD with pitavastatin.

	HFD	HFD + Rosuvastatin	HFD + Pitavastatin	p value
	(n = 6)	(n = 10)	(n = 10)
Baseline (8 weeks)
Body weight	25.7 ± 1.8	23.4 ± 1.4*	24.2 ± 1.7	0.028
At the end of treatment (20 weeks)
Body weight (g)	39.2 ± 6.5	34.8 ± 4.6	34.2 ± 3.0	0.110
Weight gain (g)	13.4 ± 5.1	11.4 ± 4.3	10.0 ± 3.6	0.323
Liver (g)	1.4 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.2	0.433
Epididymal fat (g)	2.0 ± 0.5	1.7 ± 0.8	1.7 ± 0.5	0.670

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD and compared by one-way ANOVA, Dunnett's post-test.

^*p < 0.05 versus HFD group. HFD; high fat diet.