Table 2.

Anthropometrics of male offspring at weaning, week 12 and week 18*

	Obese-APM	Obese-STV	Obese-WTR	Lean-reference
Weaning weight, g Lean mass, g	78.2±2.8	72.5±4.7	68.3±3.3	71.1±2.8
Weaning	59.7±1.3	53.7±3.9	52.8±1.7	54.3±1.7
12 weeks	469±13	420±22	428±17	436±8
18 weeks	531±12	483±19	488±21	484±11
Body fat, %
Weaning	26.0±1.3a	24.7±1.2a	21.0±1.2b	20.7±0.8
12 weeks	24.8±1.4	22.5±1.3	26.2±2.4	16.3±1.0
18 weeks	30.4±1.3	30.6±1.8	32.0±1.9	23.3±1.8
Bone mineral density, g/cm2
Weaning	0.08±0.004a	0.09±0.007a	0.12±0.01b	0.09±0.003
12 weeks	0.17±0.002	0.16±0.002	0.17±0.002	0.16±0.002
18 weeks	0.18±0.002	0.18±0.002	0.18±0.002	0.18±0.001
Liver weight, g
Weaning	2.7±0.08	2.6±0.15	2.5±0.11	2.6±0.14
12 weeks	19.5±2.0	15.3±1.3	17.5±1.3	17.7±1.9
18 weeks	23.0±1.3a	17.7±0.8b	21.6±1.2ab	15.8±0.3

^{a, b}superscripts indicate significant differences between groups of the same sex where labelled means without a common superscript letter differ, p≤0.05 (ie, ‘a’ and ‘b’ differ; ‘ab’ does not differ from ‘a’ or ‘b’).

*Values are means±SEM. Obese-APM, obese aspartame (n=9); obese-STV, obese stevia (n=7); obese-WTR, obese control (n=6); lean-reference, lean control (n=10; not included in statistical analysis).