Table 1.

Effect of rosmarinic acid on blood glucose, plasma insulin, and HOMA-IR levels in the experimental groups of rats after a 7-day experimental period

Groups	Normal	HFD	HFD + 120 mg/kg	HFD + 200 mg/kg
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.71±0.16	7.42±0.13	7.04±0.10	6.67±0.08
Insulin (µU/mL)	36.60±1.10	74.76±2.83	66.65±4.11	59.01±3.81
HOMA-IR	9.12±0.24	24.70±1.14	20.76±1.09	17.50±1.18

Note: The values are shown as the mean ± SEM (n=8).

Abbreviations: HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; HFD, high-fat diet; SEM, standard error of the mean.