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Table 1 Physiological variables measured on control and MS rats

From: Insulin effect on glucose transport in thymocytes and splenocytes from rats with metabolic syndrome

 

4 MONTHS CONTROL

6 MONTHS

CONTROL

MS

Body weight (g)

250 ± 10.0

521.0 ± 6.2

530.0 ± 12.9

Intra-abdominal fat (g)

3.2 ± 0.8

4.3 ± 0.8

14.8 ± 4.0*

Blood Pressure (mmHg)

104 ± 2.0

110 ± 1.1

148 ± 2.9*

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

70.0 ± 1.6

74.7 ± 1.7

72.9 ± 2.4

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

51.6 ± 4.2

51.0 ± 5.8

109.6 ± 12*

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.76 ± 0.4

5.9 ± 0.3

5.38 ± 0.4

Insulin (μU/ml)

9.0 ± 2.8

6.5 ± 0.9

24.2 ± 5.7*

HOMA

1.5 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.5

5.2 ± 2.1*

  1. Values are mean ± s.e.m. n = 20; *p < 0.01