Table 2 Morphometric and metabolic parameters in LZR and OZR rats fed CON, FLAX, FISH, or SDA diets for 12 weeks

7588 ± 231

7381 ± 230

7296 ± 228

7276 ± 235

9208 ± 249

9595 ± 219

9069 ± 238

8824 ± 264

P < 0.0001^‡

P = 0.09

P = 0.30

497.9 ± 15.7

481.3 ± 15.6

487.8 ± 15.4

485.7 ± 15.9

635.6 ± 16.8

647.7 ± 14.9

626.7 ± 16.1

611.0 ± 17.9

P < 0.0001^‡

P = 0.47

P = 0.43

15.35 ± 0.98

15.24 ± 0.97

15.53 ± 0.96

13.53 ± 0.99

47.79 ± 1.05

49.86 ± 0.93

48.23 ± 1.01

45.84 ± 1.12

P < 0.0001^‡

P = 0.0038ⁱ

P = 0.22

68.27 ± 0.85

68.58 ± 0.84

68.09 ± 0.84

69.68 ± 0.86

40.31 ± 0.91

38.87 ± 0.81

39.75 ± 0.87

41.31 ± 0.97

P < 0.0001^†

P = 0.050ⁱⁱ

P = 0.61

2.60 ± 0.16

2.67 ± 0.16

2.88 ± 0.16

2.79 ± 0.16

3.67 ± 0.17

3.75 ± 0.15

3.49 ± 0.16

3.41 ± 0.18

P < 0.0001^‡

P = 0.81

P = 0.17

9.15 ± 1.36^a

8.01 ± 1.35^a

10.30 ± 1.34^a

9.22 ± 1.39^a

20.52 ± 1.45^cd

21.72 ± 1.28^d

15.97 ± 1.38^b

18.60 ± 1.48^bc

P < 0.0001^‡

P = 0.37

^ΔP = 0.0053

87.47 ± 1.73^c

85.41 ± 1.72^c

86.10 ± 1.70^c

84.04 ± 1.76^c

73.05 ± 1.44^a

72.94 ± 1.62^a

78.46 ± 1.35^b

76.56 ± 1.48^b

P < 0.0001^†

P = 0.19

^ΔP = 0.039

2580 ± 173

2364 ± 171

2618 ± 170

2540 ± 176

2740 ± 184

2544 ± 174

3055 ± 176

3074 ± 189

P = 0.017

P = 0.35

P = 0.46

17.69 ± 3.40

23.54 ± 3.32

17.37 ± 3.28

18.46 ± 3.42

1.15 ± 3.50

4.32 ± 3.31

1.21 ± 3.34

1.45 ± 3.59

P = 0.0003^‡

P = 0.28

P = 0.77

0.90 ± 1.10

0.83 ± 1.07

2.32 ± 1.06

1.00 ± 1.10

5.92 ± 1.16

4.09 ± 1.07

6.19 ± 1.08

5.57 ± 1.16

P = 0.0057^‡

P = 0.25

P = 0.94