Table 1.
Summary of percentage changes (mean ± SEM) in evaluated parameters from baseline to 12 wk after diet change
| Male monkeys |
Female monkeys |
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| Chow (n = 4) | Western diet (n = 4) | Chow (n = 4) | Western diet (n = 7) | |
| Body weight | 6% ± 5% | 4% ± 5% | −2% ± 2% | −5% ± 1% |
| Waist circumference | 0% ± 1% | 3% ± 6% | −3% ± 3% | −5% ± 1% |
| Body mass index | 5% ± 3% | −1% ± 2% | −6% ± 5% | −6% ± 2% |
| Total plasma cholesterol | 9% ± 7% | 47% ± 8%a | −1% ± 3% | 22% ± 3%a |
| HDL cholesterol | 10% ± 12% | 37% ± 7% | −20% ± 3% | 11% ± 4%a |
| LDL cholesterol | 12% ± 10% | 56% ± 9%a | 9% ± 3% | 30% ± 5%a |
| Triglycerides | 47% ± 19% | 18% ± 20%a | 4% ± 12% | −15% ± 7% |
| Glucose | −21% ± 5% | 7% ± 8% | −15% ± 6% | −10% ± 5% |
| Insulin | 180% ± 113% | 36% ± 33% | 149% ± 98% | 29% ± 26% |
| Fructosamine | −11% ± 4% | −25% ± 5% | −2% ± 4% | −14% ± 8% |
a
Significant (t test, P < 0.05) difference between animals fed standard chow compared with Western diet after baseline values were obtained.