Table 1.

Systemic characteristics in experimental pig groups (n = 6 each) at 16 weeks

Parameter	Lean	MetS
Body weight (Kg)	71.4 ± 10.8	90.8 ± 1.8*
Mean blood pressure (mmHg)	95.1 ± 9.9	119.8 ± 3.9*
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	80.8 ± 6.4	398.1 ± 60.0*
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	33.1 ± 5.2	378.1 ± 137.6*
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	7.7 ± 1.2	14.6 ± 1.5*
Fasting glucose (mg/dl)	127.1 ± 14.2	118.8 ± 18.0
Fasting insulin (μU/ml)	0.4 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1*
HOMA-IR score	0.7 ± 0.1	1.7 ± 0.3*

MetS metabolic syndrome, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model-assessment of insulin resistance

*p ≤ 0.05 vs. Lean