Table 4. Serum chemistry of rats between and within groups (week 1-week 16).

Data are means ± SD, n = 10 rats group.

MF, Moderate-fat; HF, High-fat; HS, High-sucrose; HFr, High-fructose.

^† Significant differences within groups (week 1-week 16).

"a,b,c,d," refer to differences between groups (P < 0.05). Small "a" refers to the MF group, small "b" refers to the HF group, small "c" refers to the HS group, small "d" refers to the HFr group.

Statistical analyses were performed using student's paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test for each group. The Kruskal-Wallis test for non-parametric data or one-way between groups ANOVA over week 1 and week 16 for normally distributed data was also performed followed by the Bonferroni multiple comparisons test.