Caloric intake (KJ/die/mouse)a | 37.16 ± 1.85 | 41.68 ± 3.51 | 47.78 ± 7.86*** | 49.01 ± 5.48*** | 50.1 ± 6.12*** | 48.15 ± 6.71*** |
Energy efficiency (g/MJ)a | 1.49 ± 0.26 | 1.04 ± 0.40 | 2.23 ± 0.68** | 1.83 ± 0.64 | 1.85 ± 0.99 | 1.05 ± 0.57### |
Anatomic Parameter |
Weight gain (g)a | 3.1 ± 0.55 | 2.42 ± 0.93 | 5.98 ± 1.81*** | 5.04 ± 1.75** | 5.18 ± 2.77** | 2.83 ± 1.54### |
Liver weight (g) | 0.87 ± 0.09 | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 1.04 ± 0.16*** | 1.05 ± 0.14*** | 1.06 ± 0.13*** | 0.98 ± 0.08 |
Kidney weight (g) | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.03*** | 0.32 ± 0.03*** | 0.32 ± 0.03*** | 0.32 ± 0.04*** |
Heart weight (g) | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.02 |
Epididymal fat weight (g) | 0.43 ± 0.11 | 0.36 ± 0.09 | 1.72 ± 0.53*** | 1.55 ± 0.57*** | 1.63 ± 0.75*** | 1.31 ± 0.36***# |
Plasmatic Parameter |
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 113.30 ± 11.79 | 99.38 ± 24.04 | 171.3 ± 21.40*** | 148.6 ± 39.27**# | 136.07 ± 25.2### | 128.93 ± 21.93### |
Insulin (pg/ml) | 271.5 ± 105.3 | 230.2 ± 77.1 | 481.6 ± 131.9*** | 356.9 ± 96.7 | 422.5 ± 130.8* | 417.3 ± 100.2* |
HOMA IR | 1.65 ± 1.03 | 1.27 ± 0.44 | 5.04 ± 1.45*** | 2.47 ± 1.09### | 3.19 ± 0.74# | 2.85 ± 0.45### |
Total chol (mg/dl) | 102.32 ± 24.31 | 109.73 ± 5.34 | 138.86 ± 10.89* | 126.51 ± 31.51 | 117.82 ± 18.60 | 120.91 ± 17.54 |
LDL chol (mg/dl) | 40.67 ± 2.84 | 42.18 ± 3.84 | 65.23 ± 5.80* | 54.87 ± 20.64 | 50.19 ± 13.31 | 52.27 ± 12.27 |
HDL chol (mg/dl) | 43.68 ± 4.13 | 48.30 ± 4.28 | 53.26 ± 6.27 | 50.18 ± 8.20 | 49.64 ± 2.42 | 48.55 ± 11.94 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 86.2 ± 18.3 | 83.3 ± 9.5 | 108.5 ± 14.6 | 103.1 ± 8.2 | 91.1 ± 30.2 | 95.4 ± 11.3 |