Table 3.
Effect of frequent changes in diet or periodic starvation on glucose, insulin, lipid concentrations and HOMA-IR value in the examined rats.
| Traits | CG | SG | PSG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.56 ± 0.54 a | 5.57 ± 0.61 b | 5.57 ± 0.38 b |
| Insulin (mU/mL) | 2.51 ± 0.89 a | 2.78 ± 0.55 a | 2.93 ± 0.87 a |
| HOMA-IR | 0.51 ± 0.11 a | 0.68 ± 0.08 b | 0.73 ± 0.13 b |
| TG (mmol/l) | 0.48 ± 0.05 a | 0.57 ± 0.08 a | 0.52 ± 0.10 a |
| TC (mmol/l) | 2.03 ± 0.16 b | 2.16 ± 0.19 b | 1.71 ± 0.19 a |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.21 ± 0.08 c | 0.94 ± 0.09 b | 0.68 ± 0.08 a |
| LDL-C (mmol/l) | 0.58 ± 0.03 a | 0.82 ± 0.12 b | 0.75 ± 0.08 b |
| Oestrogens (pg/mL) | 14.3 ± 1.84 a | 21.2 ± 1.65 b | 24.8 ± 3.52 c |
TG—Triglycerides, TC—Total cholesterol, HDL-C—HDL-cholesterol, LDL-C—LDL-cholesterol, CG—Control group, SG—Sugar group, PSG—Periodically starved group, a,b,c—Means marked with different letters in the same line are statistically different, p ≤ 0.05.