Morphological and biochemical effects of weekend alcohol consumption in rats: Role of concentration and gender

Table 1 General characteristics of rats: weight gain and alcohol consumption

Group	Initial body weight (g)	Final body weight (g)	Body weight gain (g) (%)	Average alcohol consumption (g/kg/d)
Control	176.50 ± 3.3	255.00 ± 23	78.5 ± 22 (43)	0
Females 5%	171.00 ± 10.57	269.00 ± 15.16	98.0 ± 20.71a (57)	0.83 ± 0.04
Females 40%	172.92 ± 4.61	294.25 ± 13.39	121.3 ± 13.91a (70)	5.52 ± 1.85
Males 5%	198.00 ± 3.21	412.00 ± 8.74	214.0 ± 11.53a (108)	1.63 ± 0.01
Males 40%	172.80 ± 9.17	300.00 ± 85.43	127.8 ± 41.29a (73)	2.26 ± 0.61

Values are expressed as the mean ± SE in each experimental group (n = 3-6).

^aP < 0.05 vs control group.