In both sets of experiments, NFD fed, age matched normal weight mice served as normal controls.
Accordingly, compared to age matched normal weight controls, serum levels of anandamide are increased in patients with AN.
In a cross-sectional study, de Beer et al. compared HRQoL in obese Dutch adolescents to age and sex matched normal weight controls (n = 62) [ 32].
For example, when combined with smoking and/or psychological distress, an overweight individual had costs that were approximately CAD$2000 greater over 11.5 years than did a matched normal weight individual with no other risk-factors present at baseline.
Similarly, an obese individual with other lifestyle risk-factors present had between CAD$2,700 to CAD$7,000 higher costs over 11.5 years than did a matched normal weight individual with no other risk-factors present at baseline (Table 4).
Obesity accounts for nearly $80 billion per year and between 2% and 3% of total health care expenditures in North America [ 1] a 6%to45%5% relative increase in health care expenditures when compared with age and gender matched normal weight populations [ 2].
The results of the N+IR and O+IR patients were compared to age, gender, BMI, disease duration and smoking status matched normal-weight patients without IR (N-IR) and obese patients without IR (N-IR), respectively.
They were compared with age and sex matched 28 normal weight subjects (BMI<25, visceral fat area<100 cm2) and 28 overweight subjects without abdominal obesity (overweight) (BMI≧25, visceral fat area<100 cm2).
All the cases had matched normal tissues.
We therefore investigated in a porcine model whether IUGR individuals as compared to age-matched normal birth weight (BiW) littermates show lower EE, RMR, and FOX.
