Table 2.

Metabolic parameters of PON2-def/apoE^−/− and apoE^−/− control mice fed on a standard or Western diet for 15 weeks

	Standard diet		Western diet
Parameter	apoE−/−	PON2-def/apoE−/−	apoE−/−	PON2-def/apoE−/−
Triacylglycerols (mg/dl)	40.6 ±8	74.0 ± 9*	41.8 ±7	41.0 ±6
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	457.4 ±53	623.4 ± 38*	1363.0 ± 15	1147.1 ± 155*
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	19.1 ±3	21.7 ±4	18.1 ±5	18.0 ±4
VLDL/LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	414.0 ± 56	593.6 ± 40*	1346.3 ± 15	1077.8 ± 178*
NEFA (mg/dl)	27.4 ±8	22.7 ±4	33.2 ±5	31.6 ±6
Glucose (mg/dl)	97 ±23	94 ±27	140 ±30	157 ±38
Insulin (ng/ml)	0.43 ± 0.12	0.55 ±0.09	0.20 ± 0.08	0.23 ± 0.12

Values are means ± S.D. from 8–10 animals from each group.

^*P < 0.05.