Table 3.

Metabolic Parameters Measured From Monkeys Following 4 mo of High-Fat Western Style Diet or 6 y of High-Fat Western Style Diet

	Age At Study Start (y)	% Change in Body Weight (kg)	Waist (cm)	Glucose (mg/dL)	Insulin (μIU/mL)	Total Plasma Cholesterol (mg/dL)	High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (mg/dL)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Short-term high-fat diet (n = 24)	8.93 ± 1.01	4.85 ± 1.24	34.9 ± 0.74	67.7 ± 4.00	14.0 ± 2.13	216 ± 8.26	110 ± 5.51	35.8 ± 2.63
Long-term high-fat diet	9.82 ± 0.97	8.13 ± 5.68	42.8 ± 2.11	69.6 ± 5.17	31.3 ± 7.67	319 ± 30.7	56.1 ± 6.92	16.1 ± 4.74
p Value	.52	.56	.004	.77	.047	.007	<.001	.002

Note: Change in body weight is presented as subjects in the studies were of different sexes.