TABLE 4.

Data for rats fed a high fat diet (HFD) compared with a normal diet (ND).

	12 Weeks Old (Baseline)			24 Weeks Old
	Obesity n = 10	Non-Obesity n = 10	P value	Obesity n = 10	Non-obesity n = 10	P value
Weight (g)	220.61 ± 2.12	221.42 ± 2.95	0.113	412.2 ± 9.31	307.37 ± 14.31	0.014∗
Height (cm)	18.61 ± 2.12	18.52 ± 2.36	0.678	22.92 ± 4.14	21.71 ± 4.31	0.234
FBG (mmol/L)	4.76 ± 0.52	4.78 ± 0.61	0.102	7.18 ± 0.82	6.18 ± 0.75	0.046∗
FINS (μIU/mL)	13.023 ± 2.16	13.872 ± 2.31	0.325	13.715 ± 2.66	17.182 ± 3.47	0.021∗
C-peptide (μIU/mL)	1.28 ± 0.19	1.34 ± 0.26	0.325	1.39 ± 0.12	1.91 ± 0.31	0.016∗
NEFA (mmol/l)	239.88 ± 68.74	241.52 ± 80.48	0.624	259.37 ± 75.26	326.15 ± 79.75	0.009∗∗
TG (mmol/L)	0.42 ± 0.06	0.41 ± 0.05	0.624	0.93 ± 0.11	0.49 ± 0.04	0.004∗∗
TC (mmol/L)	1.41 ± 0.18	1.38 ± 0.14	0.093	1.91 ± 1.15	1.56 ± 0.25	0.062

Obesity-related indices were generally higher for the HFD group. FBG, fast blood glucose. FINS, fasting insulin, NEFA, non-esterified fatty acid, TG, triglyceride. TC, Total Cholesterol. ^∗P < 0.05, ^∗∗P < 0.01.