Table 1 Body weight, blood glucose and blood pressure of WKYs and SHRs.

From: Functional status of microvascular vasomotion is impaired in spontaneously hypertensive rat

Groups

WKYs (n = 6)

SHRs (n = 6)

Age (weeks)

8

8

Gender (male/female)

6/0

6/0

Body weight (g)

171.7 ± 2.3

201.3 ± 4.3**

FPG (mg/dL)

106.5 ± 5.4

141.0 ± 2.3**

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 SBP

116.2 ± 2.5

168.5 ± 2.1**

 DBP

74.5 ± 3.1

85.7 ± 2.7*

 MAP

95.3 ± 2.3

127.1 ± 2.0**

  1. Unless indicated otherwise, numbers were expressed as the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 6 in each group). FPG, fasting plasma glucose; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure.*P < 0.05 compared with WKYs; **P < 0.01 compared with WKYs.
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