Short-Term High Fat Intake Does Not Significantly Alter Markers of Renal Function or Inflammation in Young Male Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 1

Morphometric measurements.

Measure	Chow ()	HFD ()	value
Body mass (g)	349.8 ± 7.98 (9)	376.4 ± 10.3 (8)	0.056
Epididymal fat pad mass (g)	3.49 ± 0.18 (9)	5.60 ± 0.38 (8)	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	16.59 ± 0.30 (9)	17.96 ± 0.27 (8)	0.004
Tail length (cm)	20.1 ± 0.30 (9)	20.6 ± 0.32 (8)	0.276
Renal mass (g)	1.05 ± 0.04 (9)	1.19 ± 0.04 (8)	0.019

Data expressed as mean ± SEM and analyzed by Student’s -tests.