Figure 4

Male and female offspring metabolic characteristics prior to postnatal HFD. Weekly weights from 1–12 weeks of age (A) in male and (B) in female offspring, Male: Control (n = 22), Pre (n = 26), P/G (n = 16); Female: Control (n = 47), Pre (n = 22), P/G (n = 14). *p < 0.05. Fasting insulin at 8 weeks (C) in male and (D) in female offspring, Male: Control (n = 40), Pre (n = 26), P/G (n = 12); Female: Control (n = 25), Pre (n = 9), P/G (n = 10). Glucose tolerance test with AUC at 8 weeks (E) in male and (F) in female offspring, Male: Control (n = 22), Pre (n = 25), P/G (n = 14); Female: Control (n = 43), Pre (n = 22), P/G (n = 12). Among the male groups, P/G intermittently had lower weights. There was no significant difference in fasting insulin and GTT for both male and female.