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Table 4.

Effects of Apple Pomace– and Apple Juice Concentrate–Supplemented Diets on Serum and Hepatic Lipids in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet

	Serum						Liver
Groups	TC (mg/dL)	HDL-C (mg/dL)	LDL-C (mg/dL)	TG (mg/dL)	HTR	AI	TC (mg/g)	TG (mg/g)
ND	52.63±1.54^a	19.00±0.50^ab	26.33±1.56^a	75.13±1.53^a	0.36±0.02^b	1.79±0.12^a	2.10±0.04^ab	5.99±0.30^a
HFD	78.00±3.77^b	18.00±0.33^a	45.35±3.68^b	73.25±1.60^c	0.23±0.01^a	3.34±0.22^b	2.56±0.06^c	7.86±0.32^c
AP	60.13±2.80^a	20.25±0.88^b	29.70±1.92^a	50.88±4.25^b	0.34±0.01^b	1.98±0.10^a	2.08±0.04^a	6.19±0.37^a
AC	61.00±3.71^a	19.50±0.89^ab	30.75±3.42^a	53.75±4.59^b	0.33±0.02^b	2.14±0.17^a	2.35±0.06^bc	7.12±0.40^b

Values are expressed as mean±SE (n=8).

^{^abc}

Values in the same column not sharing common superscript letters are significantly different at P<.05.

TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HTR, HDL-C/TC ratio; AI, atherogenic index [(TC) − (HDL-C)]/(HDL-C).