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Table 2 Body weight changes in experimental groups

From: Dietary fatty acid composition alters 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene expression in rat retroperitoneal white adipose tissue

 

PUFA-diet

SFA-diet

TFA-diet

 

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Initial Body weight (g)

55.5

2.5

55

3.0

54

2.5

Final Body weight (g)

185

2.7a

220

3.5b

195

4.0b

Weight gain (g)

129

3.0a

165

4.5b

145

5.0b

  1. Values are means ± SEM of 8 rats. Statistical significance was taken at P ≤ 0.05 level (by one-way ANOVA). Comparisons were made between the three experimental groups.