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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetologia. 2015 Sep 17;59(1):197–207. doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3767-5

Table 1. Baseline metabolic, hemodynamic and left ventricular data.

Variable Control (n=6) Lard (n=12) Salmon oil (n=8)
Metabolic indices
 Weight (kg) 29.5±0.5 31.5±0.6 31.7±1.1
 Fasting glucose (mmol/l) 5.3±0.2 5.3±0.1 5.3±0.1
 Fasting insulin (pmol/l) 40.6±11.0 50.4±7.7 34.6±6.8
 SI ([mU/l]−1 min−1) 8.4±1.1 5.3±0.5 8.3±1.2
 AIRg (mU/l × min) 398.8±28.3 501.6±48.8 519.2±64.0
MRI fat compartmentalisation
 Total body (cm3) 744.5±22.5 834.9±32.5 775.8±25.2
 Visceral fat depot (cm3) 75.5±8.1 102.7±10.7 72.7±9.3
 Subcutaneous fat depot (cm3) 56.9±6.4 90.0±9.6 53.4±5.83
 Lean mass (cm3) 612.2±13.4 642.2±21.5 651.6±15.6
Hemodynamics
 Systolic BP (mmHg) 83±3 83±3 81±3
 Diastolic BP (mmHg) 36 ±3 37±3 36±2
 Heart rate (beats/min) 86±3 85±3 83±5
Left ventricular morphology and global function
 End-diastolic volume (ml) 97.0±5.5 99.6±4.9 104.8±5.6
 Mass (g) 85.5±7.6 88.2±3.4 95.2±5.1
 Concentricity (g/ml) 0.88±0.04 0.89±0.02 0.92±0.06
 Ejection fraction (%) 44±2 43±2 43±3
Circumferential strain and ventricular torsion
 Peak circumferential strain (%) −11.8±0.7 −11.6±0.7 −11.4±0.7
 Peak systolic strain rate (%/s) −95.2±5.7 −90.5±5.5 −90.7±2.6
 Peak diastolic strain rate (%/s) 127.3±10.2 116.3±7.7 114.1±7.2
 Peak torsion (°/cm) 2.3±0.2 1.9±0.2 1.9±0.2
 Peak twisting rate (°/s) 54.9±3.0 51.5±4.9 50.1±3.9
 Peak untwisting rate (°/s) −66.7±9.2 −70.6±8.5 −59.1±6.6
Myocardial triacylglycerola (%fat/H2O) 0.13±0.07 0.15±0.04 0.07±0.05

Data are mean ± SEM

a

By MRS

To convert SI values to SI units, multiply by 0.167. To convert AIRg to SI units, multiply by 6