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Table 1 Mean and standard deviations of body weight, Lee Index and body fat distribution in the two groups of animals prior and after the isocapnic intermittent hypoxia (IIH) or sham IIH exposure

From: Weight loss and brown adipose tissue reduction in rat model of sleep apnea

 

IIH

(n = 8)

Sham IIH

(n = 5)

P

Initial body weight

446.75 ± 50.31

448.40 ± 62.67

0.362*

Final body weight

429.50 ± 52.88

451.60 ± 60.71

0.262*

Initial – final weight

17.25 ± 6.69

-3.20 ± 8.17

0.001**

Nasal – anal length

23.8 ± 0.8

23.4 ± 0.9

0.267*

Initial Lee index

0.320 ± 0.014

0.326 ± 0.015

0.111*

Final Lee index

0.315 ± 0.013

0.327 ± 0.014

0.015*

Initial-final Lee index

0.00428 ± 0.00187

-0.00079 ± 0.00188

0.001**

Gastrocnemius

1.04 ± 0.27

1.07 ± 0.17

0.308*

Heart

1.23 ± 0.137

1.24 ± 0.132

0.472*

Brown adipose tissue

0.51 ± 0.079

0.6 ± 0.075

0.054*

Epididymal fat

8.44 ± 2.558

9.65 ± 3.807

0.311*

Abdominal fat

19.58 ± 8.247

24.08 ± 16.048

0.528*

  1. **Mann-Whitney; exact one-tailed test; * Willcoxon test.
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