Table 8.
Biochemical indicators in the blood serum lipid profile of rats fed experimental diets *.
| Adiponectin | TC | HDL | LDL | HDL Profile | TG | Atherogenic Index I | Atherogenic Index II | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ng/mL | mmol/L | mmol/L | mmol/L | % of TC | mmol/L | lg(TG/HDL) | (TC-HDL)/HDL | |
| Group (n = 8) | ||||||||
| C | 894 | 2.26 c | 0.629 | 0.444 c | 27.8 a,b | 2.15 | 0.530 | 2.61 c,d |
| F | 777 | 3.41 a | 0.675 | 0.651 a | 19.9 d | 3.41 | 0.695 | 4.06 a |
| C + ME | 880 | 2.35 c | 0.636 | 0.503 b,c | 27.1 a,b | 1.63 | 0.484 | 2.75 c,d |
| F + ME | 860 | 2.74 b | 0.673 | 0.504 b,c | 24.8 b,c | 2.89 | 0.714 | 3.09 b,c |
| C + DE | 873 | 2.28 c | 0.673 | 0.460 c | 29.7 a | 2.12 | 0.397 | 2.42 d |
| F + DE | 827 | 2.84 b | 0.679 | 0.518 b | 23.9 c | 3.46 | 0.635 | 3.25 b |
| SEM | 16.88 | 0.079 | 0.014 | 0.020 | 0.619 | 0.125 | 0.020 | 0.102 |
| Extract (E) | ||||||||
| - (without) | 836 | 2.84 | 0.652 | 0.548 | 23.9 b | 2.78 a | 0.612 a | 3.34 a |
| ME | 870 | 2.55 | 0.654 | 0.503 | 25.9 a,b | 2.26 b | 0.599 a | 2.92 b |
| DE | 850 | 2.56 | 0.676 | 0.489 | 26.8 a | 2.79 a | 0.516 b | 2.83 b |
| p value | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.029 | 0.012 | 0.005 | 0.010 |
| Diet (D) | ||||||||
| Corn starch | 882 a | 2.30 b | 0.646 | 0.469 b | 28.2 a | 1.96 b | 0.471 b | 2.59 b |
| Fructose | 822 b | 3.00 a | 0.675 | 0.558 a | 22.9 b | 3.25 a | 0.681 a | 3.47 a |
| p value | 0.048 | <0.001 | NS | 0.018 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Interaction E × D | ||||||||
| p value | NS | 0.022 | NS | 0.046 | 0.045 | NS | NS | 0.008 |
* C, control fed a diet with 65.8% corn starch; F, fed a diet with 65.0% fructose (F) added at the expense of corn starch; C + ME, fed a corn starch diet with a monomeric ET-rich extract; F + ME, fed a fructose diet with a monomeric ET-rich extract; C + DE, fed a corn starch diet with a dimeric ET-rich extract; F + DE, fed a fructose diet with a dimeric ET-rich extract. a,b,c,d Mean values within a column with different superscript letters were shown to be significantly different (p < 0.05); differences among the groups (C, F, C + ME, F + ME, C + DE, and F + DE) are indicated with superscripts only in the case of a statistically significant interaction E × D (p < 0.05). HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.