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Table 3 Changes in body weight, length, and Lee’s index (\(\bar{x}\; \pm \;s\))

From: Alteration of NPY in hypothalamus and its correlation with leptin and ghrelin during the development of T2DM in a rat model

Group

n

Body weight (g)

Body length (cm)

Lee's index

GIR (mg/kg/min)

ISI

Control

15

205.23 ± 10.05

18.38 ± 0.67

320.92 ± 7.35

10.22 ± 0.04

−4.50 ± 0.13

DIO4W

15

319.29 ± 11.89*

20.49 ± 0.86

333.57 ± 11.79*

8.19 ± 0.09*

−4.66 ± 0.08*

DIO8W

15

421.45 ± 14.09*

21.91 ± 0.97*

342.19 ± 14.10*

6.99 ± 0.10*

−4.94 ± 0.12*

DM

15

430.48 ± 15.13*

22.01 ± 1.05*

343.06 ± 7.35*

5.02 ± 0.06*

−5.64 ± 0.10*

  1. * P < 0.01 when compared with the controls