Table 3.

Serum parameters in mice fed the three experimental diets

	Control	Walnut	Flaxseed oil	P value
Antioxidant capacity (mM Trolox Eq)*	1.1 (1.0, 1.3)	1.1 (0.9, 1.2)	1.2 (1.0, 1.4)	0.718
C-reactive protein (ng/mL)*	11 (10, 11)	11 (10, 13)	11 (10, 13)	0.535
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	58 (51, 66)	67 (50, 84)	61 (55, 67)	0.477
Leptin (ng/mL)*	1.2 (0.9, 1.7)	1.8 (1.4, 2.5)	1.2 (0.9, 1.6)	0.066
Insulin (ng/mL)†	0.42 (0.25, 0.77)	0.39 (0.31, 0.73)	0.46 (0.37, 0.80)	0.814
Glucose (mg/dL)†	117 (113, 150)	123 (103, 138)	125 (98, 172)	0.797
Free fatty acids (mEq/L)	0.65 (0.57, 0.74)	0.69 (0.59, 0.78)	0.71 (0.61, 0.81)	0.656
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (ng/mL)*	77 (61, 96)	64 (46, 88)	78 (61, 99)	0.477

Values are means and 95% confidence intervals, except for glucose and insulin concentrations (medians and quartiles). Symbols indicate datasets that were either *log-transformed or ^†ranked for analysis. There were no significant differences among groups