Table 1.
Metabolic parameters in control (n= 5) and obese (n= 4) female Ossabaw pigs
| Control pigs | Obese pigs | P | |
| Weight (kg) | 108.5 ± 3.8 | 162.8 ± 4.9 | 0.0001 |
| Thoracic girth (cm) | 123.7 ± 2.0 | 151.2 ± 2.3 | <0.0001 |
| Abdominal girth (cm) | 127.5 ± 2.5 | 154.9 ± 2.8 | 0.002 |
| Height (cm) | 70.1 ± 1.8 | 73.9 ± 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 59.1 ± 2.8 | 78.7 ± 5.1 | 0.001 |
| Insulin (µU/mL) | 12.0 ± 2.3 | 23.5 ± 2.6 | 0.003 |
| Insulin resistance score | 942.5 ± 322.9 | 1821.4 ± 365.6 | 0.024 |
| Fructosamine (µmol/L) | 282.7 ± 6.0 | 288.0 ± 6.8 | 0.570 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 6.6 ± 1.1 | 19.8 ± 1.1 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 102.7 ± 16.7 | 215.4 ± 19.5 | <0.0001 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 32.6 ± 2.3 | 55.7 ± 6.1 | 0.021 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 41.6 ± 6.1 | 87.6 ± 14.2 | 0.048 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 61.7 ± 7.8 | 87.3 ± 34.2 | 0.389 |
| LDL:HDL ratio | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 1.2 | 0.429 |