Metabolic syndrome markers in wistar rats of different ages

Table 1 The means and standard deviations for the serum concentrations of glucose (mg/dL), triglycerides (mg/dL), total cholesterol (mg/dL), HDL cholesterol (mg/dL), and LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) (n = 8 per group)

Age	Glucose	Triglycerides	Total Cholesterol	HDL	LDL
2 months	98 ± 14^a	105 ± 30^a	82 ± 7^a	29 ± 8^a	64 ± 8^a
4 months	109 ± 8^a	100 ± 11^a	100 ± 10^a	48 ± 4^a	67 ± 3^a
6 months	119 ± 29^a	125 ± 33^a	100 ± 8^a	40 ± 6^a	63 ± 8^a
12 months	152 ± 29^b	260 ± 83^b	171 ± 30^b	79 ± 25^b	121 ± 19^b

Different letters indicate a statistically significant difference (one-way ANOVA and Newman-Keuls post hoc test, P < 0.05).

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