Table 2.

Fasting Serum Measurements in lean (STD diet) and obese (HFD) fed mice

Groups	Glucose (mg/dl)	Triglycerides (mg/dl)	Insulin (μIU/ml)	HOMA-IR	HOMA-beta
STD diets
STD	124.6 ± 18.0	66.0 ± 9.1	37.4 ± 3.4	11.6 ± 2.2	210 ± 48
STD+Cal	136.8 ± 21.8	60.9 ± 6.2	23.4 ± 3.8a	9.2 ± 1.3	356 ± 243
STD+VD	130.5 ± 14.4	65.3 ± 7.8	32.5 ± 6.7	7.7 ± 0.7	248 ± 44
HFD diets
HFD	155.0 ± 15.5	89.2 ± 4.9a	67.7 ± 10a	27.0 ± 5.6aa	221 ± 35
HFD+Cal	114.2 ± 7.9b	74.1 ± 4.1b	39.5 ± 4.5b	11.1 1.5bb	309 ±66
HFD+VD	130.2 ± 8.9	75.9 ± 1.2b	52.7 ±7.0	13.2 ± 1.2b	333 20

Abbreviations: STD – Standard diet; HFD – High fat diet; Cal – Calcitriol; VD – Dietary vitamin D supplementation (5300 IU/kg diet). Values represent Mean ± SE of 5–8 determinations.

^a= p<0.05,

^aa= p< 0.01 as compared to STD;

^b= p<0.05,

^bb= p< 0.01 as compared to HFD.