Characteristics of pups of dams given olive oil diet (OOD) or fish oil diet (FOD) during pregnancy and lactation

Table 2: Characteristics of pups of dams given olive oil diet (OOD) or fish oil diet (FOD) during pregnancy and lactation

	OOD	FOD	p
Number of pups	10.0 ± 1.0	12.2 ± 1.1	NS
Body weight (g)
At birth	6.4 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 0.2	NS
12-days-old	21.4 ± 0.3	19.5 ± 0.5	< 0.01
15-days-old	27.3 ± 0.6	24.2 ± 0.5	< 0.01
20-days-old	40.8 ± 0.7	34.9 ± 0.9	< 0.001
2-months-old	349 ± 7	322 ± 6	< 0.05
4-months-old	428 ± 10	382 ± 12	< 0.05
12-months-old	609 ± 23	567 ± 30	NS
18-months-old	611 ± 25	568 ± 30	NS

Values are mean ± SE of 8-20 rats/group.
OOD: Olive oil diet; FOD: Fish oil diet; NS: Not significant (p > 0.05).