Table 2.

Effects of melatonin on fasting plasma glucose, serum transaminase, and lipid levels

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
FPG, mmol/L	5.03 ± 0.38*	8.45 ± 0.35#	4.71 ± 0.29	4.85 ± 0.33
HDL, mmol/L	1.71 ± 0.53	1.51 ± 0.39	2.05 ± 0.43	1.99 ± 0.37
LDL, mmol/L	0.24 ± 0.06*	1.57 ± 0.10#	0.28 ± 0.06	0.29 ± 0.03
TG, mmol/L	1.11 ± 0.35	1.06 ± 0.24	1.18 ± 0.15	1.24 ± 0.18
AST, IU/L	20.31 ± 4.41	20.01 ± 1.20	14.98 ± 4.39	13.35 ± 1.57
ALT, IU/L	24.33 ± 11.90*	60.80 ± 10.18#	13.01 ± 3.49	16.62 ± 2.00

Group A: HFD + MLT, Group B: HFD, Group C: RD + MLT, Group D: RD. FPG fasting plasma glucose, HDL high-density cholesterol, LDL low-density cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, AST aspartate aminotransferase and ALT Alanine aminotransferase. *P < 0.05 for group A vs group B; #P < 0.05 for group B vs group D