Table 4.
Food intake and biochemical parameters.
| Rat groups | Food intake | Chol. (mmol/L) | Trig. (mmol/L) | LDL (mmol/L) | HDL (mmol/L) | LDL/HDL | TG/HDL | Insulin (pg/mL) | HOMA-IR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g/kg/day | Kcal/kg/day | |||||||||
| Normal | 64.34 ± 10.96 | 215.54 ± 33.5a | 1.55 ± 0.43a | 0.62 ± 0.15a | 0.28 ± 0.11a | 1.18 ± 0.35a | 0.24 ± 0.04a | 0.55 ± 0.15a | 495 ± 51.3a | 1.91 ± 0.23a,c,d |
| Untreated control | 48 ± 8.36 | 215.04 ± 37.45a | 7.47 ± 1.13b | 1.21 ± 0.38b | 4.98 ± 1.03b | 1.05 ± 0.13a | 4.77 ± 0.98b | 1.16 ± 0.33b | 513.3 ± 38.8a | 2.46 ± 0.22b |
| SIM | 48.14 ± 8.17 | 215.67 ± 36.60a | 4.99 ± 1.11c,d | 0.63 ± 0.18a | 3.6 ± 1.1b,c | 1.04 ± 0.17a | 3.46 ± 0.94b,c | 0.62 ± 0.22a,b | 602.1 ± 145.7a | 2.83 ± 0.79b,c |
| 2.5% EBN | 48.23 ± 8.21 | 216.07 ± 36.78a | 6.04 ± 0.75b,c | 0.54 ± 0.1a | 4.52 ± 0.71b,c | 1.17 ± 0.18a | 3.94 ± 0.88b,c | 0.46 ± 0.08a | 414.5 ± 18.8b,c | 1.74 ± 0.09c,d |
| 20% EBN | 48.33 ± 8.00 | 216.52 ± 35.84a | 4.17 ± 1.06d | 0.44 ± 0.1a | 2.98 ± 0.83c | 1.18 ± 0.29a | 2.63 ± 0.87c | 0.38 ± 0.08a | 426.7 ± 160.7a.c | 1.63 ± 0.71a,b,c |
Data represent mean ± SD (n = 6). Different alphabet in each column denotes significant difference (P < 0.05) in Tukey's multiple comparison test. Groupings are the same as Figure 2. HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; Chol.: cholesterol; SIM: Simvastatin; Trig.: triacylglyceride.