Table 3. Fasting plasma glucose, insulin and QUICKI levels.

Group	N-V (n=6)	N-Ali (n=7)	MCD-V (n=7)	MCD-Ali (n=7)
Glucose (mg/dl)	180.0±6.7	181.4±11.6	80.0±12.1 ##	33.6±11.5 ##, *
Insulin (ng/ml)	0.53±0.07	0.44±0.03	0.31±0.04 ##	0.25±0.01 ##
QUICKI	0.52±0.02	0.53±0.01	0.80±0.09 ##	1.61±0.29 ##, *

All data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. QUICKI: quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, a measurement of insulin sensitivity derived from the formula 1/ (log insulin ╳ glucose), MCD: methionine choline-deficient, N-V/N-Ali: normal (N) mice receiving vehicle (V) or aliskiren, MCD-V/MCD-Ali: MCD mice treated with vehicle or aliskiren. ## P<0.01 vs. N-V; * P<0.05 vs. MCD-V.