TABLE 3.

Metabolic characteristics of OSMR-β^−/−ApoE^−/− mice and ApoE^−/− mice

Index	Timing	ApoE−/−	OSMR-β−/−ApoE−/−	P
Body weight (g)	Before HFD	23.89 ± 0.37	25.57 ± 0.83	0.075
	28 week HFD	35.03 ± 1.26	34.60 ± 1.39	0.819
TG (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	81.17 ± 0.48	83.56 ± 0.80	0.684
TC (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	513.88 ± 6.20	510.49 ± 6.72	0.715
VLDL (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	542.66 ± 5.86	553.12 ± 6.50	0.247
LDL (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	346.32 ± 3.32	355.39 ± 3.69	0.085
IDL (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	210.5 ± 2.89	216.38 ± 6.38	0.417
HDL (mg/dl)	28 week HFD	50.16 ± 0.98	48.33 ± 0.23	0.099

TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol.