Table 3.
Body weight, organs weight, and food intake
| Control | LC | Control + UVB | LC + UVB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial body weight (g) | 15.52 ± 0.11 | 15.26 ± 0.11 | 15.53 ± 0.21 | 15.78 ± 0.14 |
| Final body weight (g) | 18.71 ± 0.31 | 21.97 ± 0.22 | 18.51 ± 0.20 | 21.4 ± 0.20 |
| Weight gains (g) | 3.19 ± 0.09 | 6.71 ± 0.05 | 2.98 ± 0.09 | 5.62 ± 0.06 |
| liver (g)‡ | 0.672 ± 0.028 | 0.781 ± 0.044 | 0.778 ± 0.024 | 0.849 ± 0.032 |
| kidney (g)† | 0.211 ± 0.01 | 0.279 ± 0.008 | 0.226 ± 0.01 | 0.267 ± 0.013 |
| spleen (g)† | 0.145 ± 0.025 | 0.183 ± 0.01 | 0.154 ± 0.019 | 0.175 ± 0.029 |
| perirenal fat (g)† | 0.145 ± 0.027 | 0.323 ± 0.02 | 0.126 ± 0.048 | 0.237 ± 0.031 |
| food intake (g/day/mice) | 24.04 ± 1.92 | 27.17 ± 1.49 | 26.15 ± 2.07 | 27.93 ± 2.72 |
Values represent the mean ± SE (n = 5). †Affected by LC diet intake (p<0.05), ‡affected by UVB irradiation intake (p<0.05) by Two-way ANOVA.