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. 2015 Dec 14;5(12):e188. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2015.40

Table 3. Serum parameters of rats fed experimental diets at week 14.

Parameter Group
  NF HVF HLF
Glucose (mg dl−1) 129±2.8 131±4.0 128±3.1
Insulin (μU ml−1) 68.5±5.1a 69.1±5.6a 93.4±6.2b
HOMA-IR 3.66±0.31a 3.56±0.27a 4.94±0.35b
QUICKI 0.255±0.002a 0.255±0.002a 0.246±0.002b

Abbreviations: HLF, high-lard-fat; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance; HVF, high-vegetable-fat; NF, normal fat; QUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index. Means within a row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P<0.05). Values are means±s.e.m, n=10 per group.