Table 2.
Fasting blood lipid, metabolic and insulin responses in rats of different levels of calorie restriction †,*.
| Group | mmol/L | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triglyceride | Total Cholesterol | HDL-C | LDL-C | Total Cholesterol/HDL-C | Glucose | Insulin (IU/mL) | HOMA-IR # | |
| AL | 1.55 ± 0.59 | 1.47 ± 0.40 | 0.69 ± 0.16 | 0.47±0.39 | 2.14 ± 0.53 | 5.54 ± 0.98 | 23.92 ± 8.76 | 5.59 ± 0.41 |
| CR1 | 1.19 ± 0.32 a | 1.58 ± 0.39 | 0.82 ± 0.19 a | 0.52±0.47 | 1.95 ± 0.39 | 5.46 ± 0.67 | 16.02 ± 9.43 | 3.88 ± 0.63 a |
| CR2 | 0.92 ± 0.13 a | 2.09 ± 0.71 a | 0.92 ± 0.22 a | 0.99±0.61 a | 2.25 ± 0.36 | 5.97 ± 0.98 | 10.53 ± 7.59 a | 2.79 ± 0.58 a,b |
† Abbreviations: AL: ad libitum; CR: calorie restriction; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; * Blood samples were collected at the end of the study; Data was presented as arithmetic mean ± 1 SD (n = 12 for each group); # HOMA-IR (Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance) = Fasting Blood Glucose (mmol/L) × Fasting Insulin (mIU/L)/22.5 [19]; a p < 0.05 versus AL group; b p < 0.05 versus CR1 group.