Table 1. Weight (gm) of different fat depots, adipocyte count, and adipocyte size (μm²) in the non-DEX and DEX groups on day 14.

Item	Day 14
	non-DEX	DEX-1	DEX-2	DEX-3
Depot weight (gm)
Abdominal depot	6.18 ± 0.54a	4.20 ± 0.37b	2.55 ± 0.23c	1.48 ± 0.40c
Subcutaneous depot	2.91 ± 0.45a	2.73 ± 0.15a	1.53 ± 0.30b	0.80 ± 0.14b
Adipocyte count/microscopic field
Abdominal depot	172.40 ± 5.50b	139.60 ± 4.21c	147.20 ± 3.56c	210.00 ± 4.8a
Subcutaneous depot	197.40 ± 3.97b	122.60 ± 3.01d	157.40 ± 3.61c	222.40 ± 5.74a
Adipocyte size (μm2)
Abdominal depot	3545.13 ± 57.91c	4874.87 ± 62.65a	4339.60 ± 29.63b	3011.87 ± 42.65d
Subcutaneous depot	3386.90 ± 42.04c	5246.60 ± 36.85a	4234.40 ± 37.05b	2860.10 ± 42.54d
Depot weight vs adipocyte size (p-value)
Abdominal depot	0.001
Subcutaneous depot	0.075

Values are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM).

^a,b,c,d Within a row, means with different alphabetic superscripts differ at p < 0.05.