Table 3. The biochemical and hormone parameters in plasma.

Parameters	Control (n = 8)	HF (n = 8)	HFB (n = 8)
GLU (mmol/L)	12.36 ± 0.59b	14.69 ± 0.59a	11.43 ± 0.53b
TG (mmol/L)	0.20 ± 0.04	0.27 ± 0.02	0.24 ± 0.02
Tch (mmol/L)	2.51 ± 0.13b	3.16 ± 0.06a	3.22 ± 0.10a
HDLc (mmol/L)	1.72 ± 0.11b	2.42 ± 0.06a	2.41 ± 0.11a
LDLc (mmol/L)	0.52 ± 0.05	0.45 ± 0.02	0.50 ± 0.03
NEFA (μmol/L)	858.4 ± 30.09	824.6 ± 68.19	887.4 ± 44.22
Insulin (ng/mL)	1.51 ± 0.17b	2.39 ± 0.30a	1.25 ± 0.09b
Leptin (ng/mL)	1.45 ± 0.19b	3.71 ± 0.62a	1.50 ± 0.26b

Data are means ± SEM.

Mean values not sharing the same letters are significantly different, P < 0.05.

HF, high-fat diet; HFB, high-fat diet gavaged with sodium butyrate; GLU, glucose; TG, triglyceride; Tch, total cholesterol; LDLc, LDL-cholesterol; HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acid.