In males, these included leptin (aging, p < 0.01, Figure 5C), adiponectin (aging, p < 0.001; short HF feeding, p < 0.05, Figure 5D), HDL (short HF feeding, p < 0.05, Figure 5F), and AST (aging, p < 0.05, Figure 5I). Here, LEP is linked to hydrops fetalis.