Table 1.

Systemic characteristic of Lean and MetS pigs (n=7 each)

Parameter	Lean	MetS
Body Weight (Kg)	77.7±1.6	93.3±0.4*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126.0±2.2	146.0±1.5*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	89.2±1.4	110.4±1.3*
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)	101.4±1.4	122.3±1.4*
Heart rate (beats/min)	73.5±0.7	74.6±0.5
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	106.0±2.9	108.8±2.2
Fasting insulin (μU/ml)	0.2±0.1	0.6±0.1*
HOMA-IR score	0.6±0.1	1.9±0.2*
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	81.0±7.2	372.0±73.1*
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	33.5±7.3	441.4±118.2*
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	45.8±4.1	143.8±33.0*
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	8.4±1.0	14.5±0.6*

^*P≤0.05 vs. Lean