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Table 1 Background characteristics of animals in the study

From: Göttingen minipig model of diet-induced atherosclerosis: influence of mild streptozotocin-induced diabetes on lesion severity and markers of inflammation evaluated in obese, obese and diabetic, and lean control animals

Group

CD

HFD

HFD-DA

HFD-DB

Study duration

22 weeks (n = 6)

43 weeks (n = 6)

22 weeks (n = 6)

43 weeks (n = 5)

43 weeks (n = 6)

43 weeks (n = 5)

Body weight (kg)

15.8 (12.8–17.5)

24.0 (23.1–24.5)

23.8 (22.8–25.4)

53.5 (50.7–60.1)

52.5 (48.4–53.4)

56.6 (54.3–58.3)

Body fat/body weight (%)

10.4 (8.5–12.8)

17.9 (15.6–19.7)

28.3 (27.8–29.6)

49.3 (47.3–51.5)

50.3 (48.6–50.8)

51.3 (49.0-51.7)

  1. Median and interquartile range (25th–75th)
  2. CD control animals, HFD high-fat/high-cholesterol fed animals, HFD-D A and B high-fat/high-cholesterol fed diabetic animals group A and B