Weekly weights of female and male mice between the ages of 4 and 20 weeks. Values represent the mean and one standard deviation. Cohorts began with 75 homozygous (db/db) and 50 heterozygous (db/+) mice per sex. Mice were fed a 6% fat diet (LabDiet® 5K52 formulation). Ages are ± 3 days.
| Body Weight (grams; mean ± st. dev.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| db/db genotype | db/+ genotype | |||
| Age (weeks) | Females | Males | Females | Males |
| 4 | 19.2 ± 3.8 | 21.0 ± 3.0 | 17.9 ± 2.4 | 19.4 ± 2.8 |
| 5 | 24.1 ± 3.1 | 26.0 ± 2.8 | 20.4 ± 1.8 | 23.2 ± 2.0 |
| 6 | 29.2 ± 3.4 | 31.8 ± 2.6 | 21.3 ± 1.7 | 26.1 ± 1.8 |
| 7 | 34.5 ± 3.6 | 36.5 ± 2.6 | 22.5 ± 1.8 | 28.8 ± 2.1 |
| 8 | 37.8 ± 4.4 | 40.3 ± 2.7 | 23.5 ± 1.8 | 30.5 ± 2.4 |
| 9 | 40.8 ± 4.0 | 43.1 ± 3.3 | 24.2 ± 1.7 | 31.7 ± 2.7 |
| 10 | 43.0 ± 4.0 | 44.9 ± 3.2 | 24.8 ± 1.8 | 32.8 ± 3.0 |
| 11 | 45.9 ± 4.5 | 47.6 ± 2.9 | 25.7 ± 1.8 | 33.8 ± 3.1 |
| 12 | 47.9 ± 4.7 | 49.2 ± 3.4 | 26.0 ± 2.0 | 35.1 ± 3.1 |
| 13 | 49.6 ± 4.6 | 50.8 ± 3.2 | 26.7 ± 1.8 | 35.6 ± 3.2 |
| 14 | 50.6 ± 4.9 | 51.6 ± 3.1 | 27.1 ± 1.9 | 36.2 ± 3.5 |
| 15 | 51.9 ± 5.1 | 52.7 ± 3.3 | 27.5 ± 1.8 | 36.6 ± 3.5 |
| 16 | 53.1 ± 5.2 | 53.5 ± 3.2 | 27.7 ± 2.0 | 36.9 ± 3.5 |
| 17 | 54.1 ± 5.4 | 55.0 ± 3.5 | 28.2 ± 2.0 | 37.5 ± 3.7 |
| 18 | 55.2 ± 5.9 | 56.1 ± 3.6 | 28.3 ± 2.3 | 37.9 ± 3.8 |
| 19 | 56.0 ± 5.6 | 56.6 ± 3.5 | 28.7 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 3.7 |
| 20 | 56.7 ± 5.9 | 57.1 ± 3.5 | 28.9 ± 2.3 | 38.2 ± 3.7 |
