. 2020 Jan 13;2020:6108575. doi: 10.1155/2020/6108575

Table 2.

Serum TC, TG, HDL, and LDL cholesterol concentrations in experimental groups.

Lipid profile	N	DM	DM + BSL	DM + R23
Serum TC (mg/dL)	52.17 ± 9.41^a	79.83 ± 8.16^b	78.67 ± 10.67^b	70.83 ± 10.19^b
Serum TG (mg/dL)	60.17 ± 20.24^a	79.33 ± 22.95^a	74.83 ± 24.11^a	77.17 ± 36.46^a
HDL-c (mg/dL)	42.83 ± 6.80^a	60.00 ± 4.05^b	63.17 ± 4.02^b	58.67 ± 10.82^b
LDL-c (mg/dL)	2.70 ± 1.34^a	5.10 ± 3.29^a	9.87 ± 5.06^b	7.13 ± 4.13^ab
AI	0.22 ± 0.04^a	0.33 ± 0.10^b	0.24 ± 0.11^ab	0.25 ± 0.09^a

The values are expressed as the means ± SD (n = 6). Means within a row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). N = nondiabetic control group; DM = diabetic control group; DM + BSL = STZ treated with L. rhamnosus BSL; DM + R23 = STZ treated with L. rhamnosus R23.