Table 4.
Concentrations of glucose, cholesterol and triacylglycerol in rat plasma after the feeding period.
| Group1 | NC | DC | DO | DQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 126 ± 18a | 515 ± 47b | 437 ± 32c | 509 ± 41b |
| Total cholesterol | 68 ± 9 | 83 ± 10 | 77 ± 15 | 85 ± 14 |
| HDL-cholesterol | 57 ± 6 | 61 ± 8 | 66 ± 12 | 71 ± 13 |
| Free cholesterol | 19 ± 3 | 24 ± 4 | 22 ± 4 | 25 ± 5 |
| Esterified cholesterol | 49 ± 6 | 59 ± 6 | 55 ± 11 | 60 ± 9 |
| Triacylglycerol | 73 ± 12a | 116 ± 17b | 69 ± 14a | 84 ± 15a |
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NC, normal rats fed basal diet; DC, diabetic rats fed basal diet; DO, diabetic rats fed onion diet; DQ, diabetic rats fed quercetin diet. Rats were kept on the diets ad libitum for 12 weeks. Onion diet and quercetin diet contained equal amounts of quercetin (0.023% quercetin aglycone). Values are means ± SD (n = 6). Values with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).