Table 1

SBP, HR and body weight in DS rats

Group	12 Weeks old		19 Weeks old
Group	SBP	HR	Body weight	SBP	HR	Body weight
	mm Hg	bpm	g	mm Hg	bpm	g
1	144 ± 2.5	352 ± 6.9	332 ± 4.0	140 ± 2.2	366 ± 15.0	401 ± 5.7
	(n = 10)			(n = 10)
2	248 ± 6.8^1-b	429 ± 10.2^1-a	319 ± 6.7	216 ± 3.8^1-b	431 ± 8.0^1-a	351 ± 18.4^1-a
	(n = 15)			(n= 6)
3	244 ± 5.2^1-b	444 ± 12.1^1-a	327 ± 6.2	217 ± 5.4	394 ± 8.0^1-c	411 ± 6.0^1-c
	(n = 14)			(n= 12)
4	248 ± 6.3^1-b	438 ± 8.7^1-a	331 ± 5.4	236 ± 4.9^1-c	432 ± 7.1	390 ± 7.3^1-c
	(n = 14)			(n= 13)

Values are mean ± S.E.M. Group totals are given in parentheses.
↵1-a P < .01 vs. group 1.
↵1-b P < .001 vs. group 1.
↵1-c P < .01 vs. group 2.