Table 2.

Body weight and FBG changes in nondiabetic and HFD-fed diabetic rats.

	C	C+CNME	DM	DM+Met	DM+CNME
Initial body weight (g) (week 0)	308.30 ± 10.57	292.50 ± 14.16	319.60 ± 10.13	313.80 ± 12.82	307.20 ± 9.54
Final body weight (g) (after treatment, week 15th)	409.30 ± 17.12$$$$	409.90 ± 16.33$$$$	260.50 ± 7.09$,####	321.60 ± 12.53###,∗	330.90 ± 13.69##,∗
FBG (mmol/L) (after treatment)	4.82 ± 0.20	4.78 ± 0.29	28.16 ± 0.85####	18.33 ± 0.91####,∗∗∗∗	19.52 ± 0.54####,∗∗∗∗

Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 12). ^$P < 0.05 and ^$$$$P < 0.0001, final body weight versus initial body weight within the same group. ^##P < 0.01, ^###P < 0.001, and ^####P < 0.0001 vs. C. ^∗P < 0.05 and ^∗∗∗∗P < 0.0001 vs. DM.