Table 2. Early changes in metabolic parameters one week after EPO electrotransfer.

	Normal diet			High-fat diet
	Control	EPO	P-value	Control	EPO	P-value
Hgb (mmol/l)	7.6±0.3	10.4±0.5	0.0002	8.4±0.2	10.7±0.3	6.5E-6
Serum EPO (pg/ml)	52±10	1940±400	0.0007	39±9	1664±338	0.0003
Fasting glucose (mmol/l)	4.1±0.2	3.7±0.3	0.22	6.2±0.6	5.0±0.3	0.098
Fasting insulin (pg/ml)	847±170	699±233	0.62	1861±337	836±126	0.012
Glucose sensitivity (AUC)	1991±51	2076±92	0.44	1459±29	1379±42	0.14

Means±SEM of Hgb, serum EPO, fasting glucose and insulin, and glucose sensitivity one week after EPO electrotransfer (n = 8 in each group). Statistical significance is tested by Student's T-test with Bonferroni correction for multiple testing.