Table 1.

Metabolic parameters of SD rats in different groups

	Body weight		Serum glucose		LDL-c
	12th week	24th week	12th week	24th week	12th week	24th week
Group A	603.40 ± 37.72	750.20 ± 40.24	5.62 ± 0.28	6.29 ± 0.24	2.78 ± 0.62	1.81 ± 0.38
Group B	621.25 ± 46.82	720.36 ± 33.69	6.18 ± 0.67	5.79 ± 0.66	1.74 ± 0.58	1.79 ± 0.52
Group C	630.13 ± 28.41	784.35 ± 38.53	5.98 ± 1.16	5.72 ± 0.69	2.08 ± 0.37	2.24 ± 0.42
Group D	626.38 ± 32.32	806.61 ± 48.25*	5.95 ± 0.92	6.24 ± 0.75	2.04 ± 1.01	2.08 ± 0.85
Group E	616.13 ± 42.38	771.5 ± 40.08	5.62 ± 0.90	6.20 ± 0.28	2.74 ± 0.29	2.72 ± 0.36

Group A: absolute controls, (n = 10); Group B: high fat diet (n = 10); Group C: high fat diet plus AGEs with glycated-BSA 20 mg/kg body weight (n = 10); Group D: high fat diet plus AGEs with glycated-BSA 40 mg/kg (n = 10)#Group E: high fat diet plus AGEs with glycated-BSA 40 mg/kg and atorvastatin. Each value represents the mean ± S.D. * = p < 0.05 vs. other groups at the end of 24th week.