Table 2.
Lipid profile, hormone concentrations and inflammatory parameters in the serum of young rats, old rats and old rats treated with the oil mixture.
| Young | Old | Old + Oil Mixture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glycemia (mg/dL) | 90.7 ± 3.8 | 72.4 ± 11.1 | 81.4 ± 4.4 * |
| Total Lipids (mg/dL) | 853 ± 63 | 1051 ± 37 * | 812 ± 97.7 # |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 97.6 ± 13.5 | 158.5 ± 36.4 * | 73.2 ± 11.8 # |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 135.1 ± 15.3 | 199.3 ± 13.9 * | 113.8 ± 9.8 ### |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 28.8 ± 2.7 | 47.8 ± 2.6 ** | 21.3 ± 1.8 *### |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 15.7 ± 0.6 | 13.4 ± 2.2 | 10.3 ± 1.2 *** |
| Insulin (ng/mL) | 17.7 ± 5.2 | 81.3 ± 32.2 ** | 20.6 ± 2.8 |
| HOMA-Index | 1.75 ± 0.3 | 13.1 ± 5.4 * | 3.9 ± 0.5 |
| Leptin (ng/mL) | 11.82 ± 1.4 | 30.2 ± 5.9 ** | 37.2 ± 1.7 *** |
| Adiponectin (mg/dL) | 67.1 ± 6.7 | 108.9 ± 4.3 *** | 101.7 ± 11.6 ** |
| Interleukin-6 (pg/mL) | 135.6 ± 7.1 | 188.7 ± 24.1 * | 127.0 ± 19.0 # |
| TNFα (pg/mL) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 0.9 * | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
Data are represented as mean value ± SEM; n = 5–11 samples/group. * p < 0.05 vs. Young; ** p < 0.01 vs. Young; *** p < 0.001 vs. Young; # p < 0.05 vs. Old; ### p < 0.001 vs. Old.