Table 2. Characteristics of db/db mice in renal damage and dysmetabolism.

	Body mass(g)	Glucose(mmol/L)	Cholesterol(mmol/L)	Triglycerides(mmol/L)	Creatinine(mmol/L)	Albuminuria (µg/24 h)	HDL Cholesterol(mmol/L)	LDL Cholesterol(mmol/L)
db/m 8 weeks	19.5±1.80	8.20±2.40	1.62±0.48	0.82±0.22	26.0±5.00	22.8±2.18	0.76±0.10	0.11±0.04
db/db 8 weeks	27.7±0.59 *	25.0±2.17**	2.66±0.20*	1.85±0.30*	27.8±3.23	86.9±19.8**	1.91±0.17*	0.12±0.06
db/m 12 weeks	22.0±0.90	8.60±2.50	1.12±0.38	0.92±0.28	29.0±4.50	23.5±3.08	0.86±0.04	0.12±0.06
db/db 12 weeks	38.7±0.55*	34.3±2.67**	3.16±0.57*	1.91±0.39*	31.3±4.70	168±34.2**	1.87±0.17*	0.18±0.02*
db/m 16 weeks	28.2±0.30	8.80±2.60	1.48±0.32	0.78±0.34	30.0±2.80	24.8±4.17	0.56±0.07	0.10±0.04
db/db 16 weeks	45.4±1.44**	42.2±4.05**	3.41±0.55*	2.22±0.38*	40.2±4.08*	202±44.8*	1.33±0.15*	0.17±0.06*
db/m 20 weeks	29.3±0.95	9.17±1.42	1.81±0.34	1.06±0.22	29.4±2.42	29.5±2.03	0.71±0.09	0.11±0.06
db/db 20 weeks	48.8±1.16**	43.8±4.23**	3.22±0.56*	2.43±0.37*	47.8±4.78**	244±62.0**	1.69±0.17*	0.19±0.04*

Note: Data expressed as the mean ± SD or count. *P<0.05, ** P<0.01 versus db/m mice with the same age.

Abbreviation: HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.