Table 3.

Biological parameters in the different groups at the 12th week ($\overline{\text{x}}\pm \text{s}$).

Group	Control	Model
Body weight (g)	28.9 ± 1.8	31.9 ± 1.9∗
Kidney weight (mg)	0.34 ± 0.03	0.37 ± 0.02∗
Lee's index (g/cm)	16.86 ± 0.38	17.64 ± 0.56∗
Visceral fat index	0.02 ± 0.01	0.05 ± 0.02∗
Urinary protein (mg/d)	801.5 ± 178.9	1001.7 ± 230.1∗
Serum creatinine (μmol/L)	11.3 ± 0.8	10.4 ± 1.1
Creatinine clearance rate (mL/min)	0.4 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.2∗
Serum triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.5 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.4∗
serum cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.2 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.3∗
Blood glucose (mmol/L)	9.5 ± 0.6	9.8 ± 1.3

^∗ P < 0.05 vs. control group.