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. 2016 Jul 4;37(10):1337–1348. doi: 10.1038/aps.2016.46

Table 2. Body weight, food intake and plasma lipids in apoE−/− mice fed a normal chow or high fat diet. Values are expressed as the mean±SD. **P<0.01, mice from model (HFD) group vs those on a chow diet (control group). #P<0.05, ##P<0.01 betulin treatment vs model (HFD) group.

Group Body weight (g) Food intake (g/d per 20 g bw) TC (mmol/L) LDL (mmol/L) TG (mmol/L)
Control 27.33±1.53 2.20±0.12 10.42±1.48 7.58±0.80 0.78±0.38
Model 27.79±1.63 2.17±0.17 31.14±3.47** 23.14±3.02** 0.69±0.39
Atorvastatin 26.33±2.52 2.43±0.36 15.19±4.01## 10.23±2.85## 0.48±0.18
Betulin (20 mg/kg) 26.31±1.39 2.29±0.12 23.88±4.15## 18.04±3.62# 0.41±0.17
Betulin (40 mg/kg) 26.17±1.63 2.30±0.14 21.36±3.16## 16.75±2.77## 0.33±0.17