Table 1. Physical and biochemical parameters of experimental animals.
| Control (n = 8) | CS control (n = 6) | DM (n = 8) | CS DM (n = 8) | |
| Body weight (g) | 524 ± 7 | 425 ± 13* | 246 ± 13* | 246 ± 16* |
| Blood glucose (mg dL–1) | 177 ± 5 | 147 ± 3 | 487 ± 24* | 483 ± 19* |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 11.5 ± 0.6* | 10.6 ± 0.5* |
| HDL-c (mg dL–1) | 22 ± 2 | 22 ± 1 | 34 ± 2* | 37 ± 3* |
| LDL-c (mg dL–1) | 6.6 ± 0.5 | 7.8 ± 0.6 | 10.7 ± 1.5* | 9.1 ± 1.2 |
| LDL-c/HDL-c | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 |
| TG (mg dL–1) | 154 ± 14 | 69 ± 16* | 667 ± 97* | 420 ± 62*# |
| NEFA (μEq per L) | 195 ± 29 | 225 ± 38 | 391 ± 24* | 408 ± 33* |
| Kidney/body weight (10–3) | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 6.0 ± 0.2* | 6.0 ± 0.2* |
| Urine volume (mL) | 3.7 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 7.6 ± 1.4* | 10.2 ± 2.0* |
| BUN (mg dL–1) | 14 ± 1 | 11 ± 0 | 25 ± 1* | 21 ± 2* |