Table 3 Changes of body weight and biochemical parameters with the calcium-insufficient female offspring by dietary calcium intervention.

From: Dietary calcium status during maternal pregnancy and lactation affects lipid metabolism in mouse offspring

 

LC-LC group

LC-NC group

LC-HC group

F

P

Weight (g)

18.29 ± 1.71

17.82 ± 1.52

18.67 ± 0.86

1.006

0.378

Calcium

Liver (mmol/g)

4.28 ± 1.01

5.16 ± 0.63*

7.24 ± 0.61*

9.482

0.002

Plasma (mmol/L)

2.34 ± 0.59

2.54 ± 0.61

2.79 ± 1.06

1.425

0.262

TG (mmol/L)

Liver

28.92 ± 8.74

18.21 ± 5.79*

15.67 ± 4.94*

10.686

0.001

Plasma

0.28 ± 0.12

0.38 ± 0.12

0.29 ± 0.10

1.315

0.298

TC (mmol/L)

Liver

28.14 ± 8.69

17.01 ± 3.23*

14.62 ± 3.08*

6.406

0.005

Plasma

1.88 ± 0.68

1.80 ± 0.61

1.50 ± 0.49

2.424

0.097

  1. Four weeks old C57BL/6J female mice were fed with the LC diet, starting 2 months before mouse conception and continued throughout gestation and lactation. After weaning, female pups were fed with the low calcium (LC-LC), normal calcium (LC-NC) and high calcium (LC-HC) mature diets respectively for 8 weeks. All values were shown as means ± SD. n = 6 in each group.
  2. *Compared with the LC-LC group, P < 0.05.
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