Research Article

Effects of Obesity on Bone Mass and Quality in Ovariectomized Female Zucker Rats

Table 1

Initial and final body weights of sham and ovariectomized lean and obese female Zucker rats.

L/SL/OO/SO/O

Body weight (g)
 Initial107 ± 1.85a101 ± 1.51a167 ± 2.76b160 ± 3.03b
 Final

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Values that do not share the same superscript letters are significantly different from each other. * versus baseline. rats/group. L/S, lean () sham-operated; L/O, lean () ovariectomized; O/S, obese () sham-operated; and O/O, obese () ovariectomized.