Table 2.
Morphometric analysis of male Swiss mice fed with standard diet (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD) after 12 weeks.
| SD (n = 58) | HFD (n = 72) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial body weight | 30.00 ± 0.38 g | 29.93 ± 0.26 g | ||
| Final body weight | 40.49 ± 0.48 g | 51.04 ± 0.52 g a | ||
| Adiposity index | 0.42 ± 0.03% | 0.72 ± 0.02% a | ||
| Gross Weight (g) | Relative Weight (%) | Gross Weight (g) | Relative Weight (%) | |
| Liver | 1.70 ± 0.03 | 4.18 ± 0.06 | 2.19 ± 0.06 a | 4.28 ± 0.10 |
| Spleen | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 a | 0.28 ± 0.01 |
| Kidney | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.01 a | 0.55 ± 0.01 a |
| Heart | 0.22 ± 0.00 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.20 ± 0.00 | 0.39 ± 0.01 a |
| Epididymal Adip. Tis. | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 2.06 ± 0.15 | 1.40 ± 0.04 a | 2.75 ± 0.10 a |
| Retroperitoneal Adip. Tis. | 0.32 ± 0.03 | 0.76 ± 0.06 | 0.96 ± 0.05 a | 1.89 ± 0.09 a |
| Visceral Adip. Tis. | 0.53 ± 0.04 | 1.30 ± 0.08 | 1.32 ± 0.05 a | 2.57 ± 0.09 a |
All data are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Student’s t-test; a = p < 0.05 compared to the SD mice.