Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Young Offspring of Female Rats with Hypothyroidism

Table 3

Comparison of pregnancy and neonatal characteristics.

Parameter	Control group	MH group
Pregnancy rate (%)	70	36.36
Gestational length (days)
Maternal weight gain during pregnancy (g)		118.5 ± 9.5
Litter size ()
Birth weight (g)^a
Offspring mortality rate (%)	4.3%	6.7%
Random glucose level in offspring at birth (mmol/l)

^aThe average weight of pups in each litter was computed and reported as a single point by weighing all pups in a litter. Data were obtained for all litters in each group, and the mean values were reported as the group mean in the table. Data are . and compared with the control group.