Table 1.

The effects of BA on lipid profile in non-prediabetic and prediabetic rats with or without diet intervention.

Parameters	Groups
	NPD	PD	ND + MET	HFHC + MET	ND + BA	HFHC + BA
TC (mmol/L)	2.00 ± 0.04	2.88 ± 0.03∗∗∗	2.06 ± 0.03###	2.43 ± 0.16	2.10 ± 0.09###	2.25 ± 0.13##
TG (mmol/L)	1.12 ± 0.10	1.75 ± 0.02∗∗	1.13 ± 0.03##	1.58 ± 0.22	1.18 ± 0.02#	1.45 ± 0.02
HDL (mmol/L)	1.11 ± 0.03	1.04 ± 0.04	1.13 ± 0.04	1.08 ± 0.09	1.16 ± 0.06	1.10 ± 0.05
LDL (mmol/L)	0.67 ± 0.04	1.49 ± 0.05∗∗∗	0.70 ± 0.06###	1.03 ± 0.05∗##	0.71 ± 0.07###	0.86 ± 0.12###
VLDL (mmol/L)	0.22 ± 0.02	0.35 ± 0.01∗∗	0.23 ± 0.01##	0.32 ± 0.05	0.24 ± 0.01#	0.29 ± 0.01

Values are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6). ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗p < 0.01, ^∗∗∗p < 0.001 (vs. NPD). ^#p < 0.05, ^##p < 0.01, ^###p < 0.001 (vs. PD).