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Table 1 Food intake and growth characteristicsa

From: Sex differences in gut fermentation and immune parameters in rats fed an oligofructose-supplemented diet

 

Male

Female

Control

OF

Control

OF

Weight gain (g)

135.2 ± 3.5

140.2 ± 3.5

55. 9 ± 3.9*

55.6 ± 3.7*

Total weightb (g)

392.0 ± 6.1

401.1 ± 3.9

227.5 ± 5.0*

231.0 ± 5.1*

Energy Intake (kcal/d)

93.0 ± 1.6

90.6 ± 1.1

71.6 ± 1.5*

76.1 ± 2.8*

Cecal weight (g)

7.6 ± 0.2

9.9 ± 0.2

5.1 ± 0.3*

6.5 ± 0.4*

  1. OF oligofructose
  2. *Significance based on sex as analyzed by ANOVA
  3. aValues are presented as mean ± SEM for male (n = 13–18) and female (n = 12) rats fed the control or OF-supplemented diet
  4. bThe total weight was taken at necropsy
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Biology of Sex Differences

ISSN: 2042-6410

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