Table 1 Uterus weight, sum of fat depots and serum parameters of the groups ShamC, OvxC, OvxC + E2, ShamL, OvxL and OvxL + E2.

From: High-fat diet intake induces depressive-like behavior in ovariectomized rats

 

ShamC

OvxC

OvxC + E2

ShamL

OvxL

OvxL + E2

Uterus (g)

0.57 (0.44–0.72)

(n = 18)

0.11 (0.07–0.13)*

(n = 18)

0.15 (0.14–0.18)*

(n = 18)

0.65 (0.47–0.69)

(n = 17)

0.09 (0.06–0.09)*$

(n = 18)

0.15 (0.13–0.18)*$

(n = 17)

Sum of fat depots (g/100 g)

3.17 (2.92–3.53)

(n = 18)

5.69 (5.26–6.04)#

(n = 18)

4.73 (4.17–5.64)&

(n = 18)

6.37 (5.95–7.14)*

(n = 17)

7.99 (7.32–8.27)*#

(n = 18)

7.01 (6.76–7.65)*&

(n = 17)

Glucose (mg/dL)

89.1 ± 2.01

(n = 18)

95.8 ± 4.3#

(n = 18)

101.4 ± 4.1&

(n = 18)

108.1 ± 3.9*

(n = 17)

112.2 ± 4.3*#

(n = 18)

122.2 ± 4.7*&

(n = 17)

Insulin (ng/mL)

0.6 (0.4–0.7)

(n = 10)

2.1 (1.6–2.2)*

(n = 10)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

(n = 10)

1.4(1.1–1.9)

(n = 10)

2.1 (1.4–2.9)*

(n = 10)

2.2 (1.1–3.1)*

(n = 10)

HOMA-IR

3.8 (2.4–4.5)

(n = 10)

12.1 (9.2–15–4)*

(n = 10)

7.9 (6.3–8.8)

(n = 10)

9.6 (7.7–12.05)

(n = 10)

14.5 (10.1–20.3)*

(n = 10)

19.3 (7.7–24.9)*

(n = 10)

HOMA- β

0.19 (0.15–0.26)

(n = 10)

0.42 (0.37–0.49)*

(n = 10)

0.24 (0.22–0.34)

(n = 10)

0.29 (0.17–0.36)

(n = 10)

0.40 (0.21–57)(n = 10)*

0.33 (0.21–0.43)

(n = 10)

Leptin (ng/mL)

2.1 (1.85–2.44)

(n = 13)

8.6 (6.1–10.1)*

(n = 13)

6.9 (4.5–9.4)

(n = 13)

5.8 (5.2–9.1)

(n = 13)

12.1 (9.9–13.4)*$

(n = 13)

14.1 (10.9-0.6)*$

(n = 13)

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

5.06 (4.2–7.2)

(n = 13)

7.39 (6.23–11.22)

(n = 13)

5.57 (5.14–8.22)

(n = 13)

5.92 (5.27–6.99)

(n = 13)

6.97 (5.97–8.34)

(n = 13)

5.02 (4.59–9.01)

(n = 13)

Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio

0.34 (0.2–0.5)

(n-13)

0.94 (0.6–1.6)*#

(n = 13)

0.79 (0.59–1.5)&

(n = 13)

0.87 (0.5–1.1)

(n = 13)

1.85 (1.5–2.7)*#$

(n = 13)

2.43 (0.9–3.3)*&$

(n = 13)

Triglicerydes (mg/dL)

101.4 (93.6–106.7)

(n = 18)

116.6 (104.1–26.6)

(n = 18)

126.1 (97.4–131.9)

(n = 18)

89.7 (81.8–115.3)

(n = 17)

109.4 (88.1–117.3)

(n = 18)

101 (93.1–119.8)

(n = 17)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

106.8 (91.5–20.9) (n = 18)

113.1 (104.9–39.5)

(n = 18)

120.8 (115.7–128.1) (n = 18)

103.2 (92.5–109.9) (n = 17)

98.6 (93.0–114.3) (n = 18)

112.2 (91.7–123.1) (n = 17)

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

39.3 (36.7–47.1)

(n = 18)

34.2 (31.4–38.7)

(n = 18)

38.5 (30.1–47.3)

(n = 18)

35.8 (32.5–37.9)

(n = 18)

32.4 (28.8–38–4)

(n = 18)

38.6 (29.4–42.4)

(n = 18)

  1. Data presented as mean ± SEM for variables with normal distribution and medians- interquartile range (Q1–Q3) for variables not normally distributed.
  2. *p < 0.05 vs. ShamC; #p < 0.05 OvxC vs. OvxL; &p < 0.05 OvxC + E2 vs. OvxL + E2; $p < 0.05 vs. ShamL.