Table 1 Weight gain, fasting glucose and anthropometric parameters of Sprague–Dawley rats fed either with standard or high-fat (HF) diet for 9 weeks.

From: Analysis of platelets from a diet-induced obesity rat model: elucidating platelet dysfunction in obesity

Parameters

Control (n = 20)

Obese (n = 20)

Weight (g)*

480.30 ± 25.49

584.80 ± 55.51

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)*

87.65 ± 8.54

99.10 ± 6.80

Abdominal circumference (cm)*

18.67 ± 1.45

21.78 ± 1.66

Thoracic circumference (cm)*

17.53 ± 1.17

19.00 ± 0.84

  1. *p < 0.05, data represent mean ± standard deviation.
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