Table 3 Anthropometry, dietary status, and weight of organs and white adipose tissues during GBR treatment period in diet-induced obese rats

Body weight (g)

 Initial

328.25 ± 23.30^a

427.25 ± 57.91^b

414.25 ± 27.91^b

403.00 ± 33.56^b

400.88 ± 29.68^b

 Final

370.63 ± 29.12^a

562.88 ± 85.62^b

548.50 ± 43.27^bc

494.50 ± 59.58^c

417.75 ± 45.47^a

Body weight gain (g)

42.38 ± 14.73^a

135.63 ± 34.04^b

134.25 ± 20.49^b

91.50 ± 23.24^c

16.88 ± 10.12^a

Lee index

0.29 ± 0.00^a

0.32 ± 0.01^b

0.31 ± 0.00^b

0.31 ± 0.01^c

0.30 ± 0.01^a

Body mass index

0.62 ± 0.03^a

0.82 ± 0.06^b

0.81 ± 0.04^b

0.74 ± 0.06^c

0.67 ± 0.06^d

Food intake (g/day/rat)

15.38 ± 1.02^a

15.29 ± 1.11^a

15.30 ± 0.73^a

14.57 ± 0.61^b

12.00 ± 0.86^c

Energy intake (kcal/day/rat)

59.96 ± 4.00^a

85.64 ± 6.21^b

81.53 ± 3.89^c

77.07 ± 3.24^d

65.26 ± 4.67^e

Feed efficiency (g/g)

0.06 ± 0.02^a

0.16 ± 0.04^b

0.16 ± 0.02^b

0.11 ± 0.03^c

0.04 ± 0.01^a

Feed efficiency (g/kcal)

0.01 ± 0.00^a

0.03 ± 0.01^b

0.03 ± 0.00^b

0.02 ± 0.01^ab

0.01 ± 0.00^a

Organ weight (g/100 g BW)

 Liver

2.43 ± 0.21^a

2.89 ± 0.20^b

2.84 ± 0.23^b

2.82 ± 0.20^b

2.70 ± 0.25^b

 Kidney

0.46 ± 0.04^ab

0.47 ± 0.02^b

0.44 ± 0.03^ab

0.44 ± 0.04^ab

0.43 ± 0.03^a

White adipose tissue weight (g/100 g BW)

1.45 ± 0.91^a

5.75 ± 1.18^b

5.59 ± 0.47^bc

4.97 ± 1.28^bc

1.31^c

 Abdominal

0.67 ± 0.55^a

3.51 ± 0.65^b

3.44 ± 0.40^b

3.11 ± 0.78^b

0.99^b

 Epididymal

0.57 ± 0.19^a

1.71 ± 0.51^b

1.70 ± 0.31^b

1.42 ± 0.53^b

1.28 ± 0.50^b

 Perirenal

0.21 ± 0.07^a

0.53 ± 0.13^b

0.45 ± 0.10^b

0.43 ± 0.17^b

0.40 ± 0.13^ab