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. 2022 Dec 2;10:e14459. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14459

Table 2. Physical characteristics of pregnant mice and macronutrient intake and total energy intake.

Groups Pregnancy success ratea Weight on GD0 (g) Weight on GD19 (g) Weight gain during pregnancy (g) Food intake during pregnancy (g) Carbohydrates intake (g) Fat intake (g) Protein intake (g) Total energy intake during pregnancy (kcal)
LFD
(n = 5)
100% 39.28 ± 2.32 75.66 ± 7.88 36.38 ± 7.97 155.58 ± 5.79 91.64 ± 3.41 7.16 ± 0.27 28.78 ± 1.07 546.09 ± 20.31
LFDex
(n = 6)
60% 37.73 ± 1.44 75.32 ± 11.67 37.58 ± 12.52 152.4 ± 23.07 89.76 ± 13.59 7.01 ± 1.06 28.19 ± 4.27 534.92 ± 80.98
HFD (n = 4) 80% 37.93 ± 4.28 69.5 ± 9.10 31.58 ± 11.66 159.98 ± 33.28 42.07 ± 8.75 55.83 ± 11.61 41.91 ± 8.72 838.27 ± 174.37
HFDex
(n = 5)
100% 39.80 ± 5.46 71.5 ± 5.46 31.7 ± 0.96 116.06 ± 16.11* 30.52 ± 4.24 40.5 ± 5.62* 30.4 ± 4.22* 608.15 ± 84.44*

Notes.

a

The ratio of successfully pregnant mice to all mice identified as entering GD0.

group HFDex compared with group HFD.

*

P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

LFD
low-fat diet
LFDex
low-fat diet plus exercise
HFD
high-fat diet
HFDex
high-fat diet plus exercise
GD
gestation day