Table 2.

Effects of acute and chronic psychological stress on plasma insulin, glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol concentrations and HOMA-IR index

Group	Insulin (μg/L)	Glucose (mg/dl)	Triglyceride (mg/dl)	Cholesterol (mg/dl)	Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	Fasting insulin (μg/L)	HOMA-IR index
Control
Day 1	0.77±0.10	116.84±6.91	179.10±6.47	107.37±4.16	98.39±5.40	0.76±0.15	4.47±0.82
Day 15	1.10±0.14	124.06±3.64	180.54±5.38	118.03±5.79	104.39±5.02	0.62±0.18	4.13±1.29
Day 30	1.17±0.13	120.68±3.85	191.04±6.53	108.68±7.60	114.29±4.87	0.99±0.43	4.07±1.14
Stressed
Day 1	1.61±0.24**	110.07±3.48	184.13±7.42	113.61±5.10	87.82±1.18	0.71±0.06	3.86±0.29
Day 15	1.05±0.14	124.53±4.71##	194.07±12.37	108.84±3.06	104.18±3.85	0.99±0.37	3.73±1.71
Day 30	1.43±0.28	115.39±3.40	175.49±3.08	122.88±2.96	103.19±4.88	0.69±0.17	4.49±1.16

Values are expressed as mean±SEM of 7 rats

^** P<0.01 significant difference versus the same day of the control group

^## P<0.01 significant difference versus Day 1 in the same group