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. 2020 Dec 1;23(3):306–313. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_76_20

Table 2.

Fertility parameters in high-fat diet-fed versus chow-fed (control) mice

Parameter Control (n=10) HFD (n=10) P
Gestational rate (%)a 100±0 75.00±26.73 <0.001**
Fecundity index (%)a 100±0 100±0 1.000
Fertility potential (%)b 100±0 92.25±8.28 0.034*
Number of implantation (gestational day 20)c 8.30±1.16 8.60±3.77 0.813
Number of resorption (gestational day 20)c 0.10±0.32 0.60±0.52 0.017*
Number of luteal bodiesc 8.30±0.95 9.30±3.95 0.605
Preimplantation loss (%)c 1.56±4.42 7.75±8.28 0.076
Fetal mortality (%)c 0.01±0.05 0.08±0.07 0.034*

Data are expressed as mean±s.d. aChi-squared test; bWilcoxon signed-rank test; cunpaired t-test. *Significant differences at P<0.05 level compared to control group; **Significant differences at P<0.001 level compared to control group. s.d.: standard deviation