Table 2.

Plasma characteristics

Plasma markers	Diabetic pigs	Non-diabetic pigs	Two-way ANOVA
Glucose (mmol/l)			P < 0.01a
9 months	15 ± 2.9*	4.1 ± 0.27
12 months	13 ± 2.3*	4.5 ± 0.47
15 months	18 ± 4.5*	5.1 ± 0.42
Triglycerides (mmol/l)			P = 0.02a
9 months	1.15 ± 0.26	0.64 ± 0.27
12 months	0.95 ± 0.25	0.44 ± 0.08
15 months	1.26 ± 0.50	0.64 ± 0.19
Cholesterol (mmol/l)			P = 0.86
9 months	20 ± 2.0	20 ± 2.6
12 months	18 ± 1.8	19 ± 2.0
15 months	17 ± 1.7	18 ± 2.7
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)			P = 0.75
9 months	17 ± 1.9	16 ± 2.2
12 months	15 ± 1.6	15 ± 1.9
15 months	14 ± 1.7	15 ± 2.5
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)			P = 0.13
9 months	5.2 ± 0.22	5.8 ± 0.21
12 months	5.7 ± 0.31	5.7 ± 0.31
15 months	5.1 ± 0.40	5.7 ± 0.35

Values are mean ± SEM, ^* P < 0.05 diabetic vs. non-diabetic pigs at corresponding time points, ^adiabetic vs. non-diabetic pigs over time

LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein