Table 2.

Comparison of metabolic parameters in female and male Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) and SS leptin receptor mutant (SS^LepR mutant) rats at 8 wk of age

Metabolic Parameters	SS		SSLepR mutant
	Female	Male	Female	Male
Body weight, g	234 ± 30	313 ± 19	328 ± 24†	380 ± 18†
Glucose, mg/dL	106 ± 4	97 ± 2	104 ± 4	102 ± 8
Insulin, ng/dL	0.73 ± 0.04	0.77 ± 0.04	3.48 ± 0.40†	3.54 ± 0.39†
Cholesterol, mg/dL	89 ± 4	94 ± 5	173 ± 22†	172 ± 19†
Triglyceride, mg/dL	58 ± 7	86 ± 10	507 ± 52†	323 ± 35†#

Values are means ± SE. †P < 0.05 vs. SS rats within the same sex, and #P < 0.05 vs. female rats within the same strain. (n = 7–12/group in each parameter).