Table 1.
Weights, plasma lipids, and non-esterified fatty acids
| |
3 months |
12 months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | SFA | SFA + Probucol | LF | SFA | SFA + Probucol | |
| Weight (g) |
22.2 ± 0.33 |
22.7 ± 0.33 |
22.7 ± 0.33 |
30.8 ± 1.5 |
36.4 ± 1.0 |
32.8 ± 2.5 |
| Weight gain (g) |
- |
- |
- |
14.3 ± 1.50 |
21.3 ± 1.02* |
13.26 ± 2.53 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
3.18 ± 0.26 |
3.13 ± 0.22 |
0.58 ± 0.074** |
3.25 ± 0.29 |
2.72 ± 0.12 |
0.58 ± 0.068** |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) |
0.35 ± 0.023 |
0.32 ± 0.038 |
0.44 ± 0.034 |
0.51 ± 0.082 |
0.45 ± 0.11 |
0.56 ± 0.13 |
| NEFA (mEq/L) | 0.49 ± 0.064 | 0.70 ± 0.041** | 0.34 ± 0.041 | 0.47 ± 0.026 | 0.40 ± 0.021 | 0.44 ± 0.051 |
LF = Low fat, SFA = Saturated fatty acid, NEFA = Non-esterified fatty acid.
Data are shown as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance analyzed with one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test (2 tailed, n = 8) is indicated at p < 0.05 (*) or at p < 0.01 (**).