Table 1 Effect of quercetin supplementation on morphometric and metabolic variables in SHR and SHR-Zbtb16 rats

Morphometric variables

Initial body weight (g)

393 ± 8^χ

383 ± 8^χ

387 ± 7^χ

352 ± 7^αβ

S (0.035), Q (0.015)

Final body weight (g)

404 ± 7^χ

396 ± 7^χ

393 ± 5^χ

347 ± 7^αβ

S (0.001), Q (0.003), SxQ (0.024)

Heart (g/100 g b.wt.)

0.44 ± 0.02

0.43 ± 0.01

0.43 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.003

n.s.

Liver (g/100 g b.wt.)

3.01 ± 0.1^βχ

3.44 ± 0.05^β

3.01 ± 0.08^αχ

3.50 ± 0.06^β

Q (13.10^− 6)

Kidneys (g/100 g b.wt.)

0.80 ± 0.01^αβχ

0.75 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.01

0.72 ± 0.01

S (0.002), Q (0.004)

Adrenals (mg/100 b.wt.)

12.85 ± 0.48^χ

13.12 ± 1.16^χ

13.35 ± 0.28^χ

16.57 ± 0.49^αβ

S (0.026), Q (0.045)

Metabolic variables

Adiponectin (µg/ml)

0.42 ± 0.09

0.36 ± 0.05

0.46 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.03

n.s.