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Table 2 Fasting blood glucose, plasma insulin levels and HOMA-IR after 20 weeks of dietary treatment

From: The long-term ingestion of a diet high in extra virgin olive oil produces obesity and insulin resistance but protects endothelial function in rats: a preliminary study

 

Control

EVOO

M

Glucose (mg/dL)

92.5 ± 3.2

97.1 ± 4.2

113.1 ± 8.3*,&

Insulin (μU/mL)

22.51 ± 0.11

22.76 ± 0.52

22.93 ± 0.28

HOMA-IR

0.81 ± 0.03

1.07 ± 0.08*

1.14 ± 0.11*

  1. Values are expressed as the means ± SEM (n = 9 per group). *P < 0.05, significant difference compared with the control group; & P <0.05, significant difference compared with the EVOO group by one-way ANOVA.
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

ISSN: 1758-5996

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