TABLE 6.

Serum lipid levels measured in all the groups of obese rats.

Blood lipids (mmol/L)	Group O	Group I	Group C	Group H
TC	1.64 ± 0.20	1.20 ± 0.20#&&	1.45 ± 0.12	1.61 ± 0.161
TG	0.70 ± 0.04**#	0.48 ± 0.10**&&	0.58 ± 0.06**	0.87 ± 0.12
HDL-C	0.44 ± 0.04	0.62 ± 0.05**##&&	0.50 ± 0.06**	0.40 ± 0.07
LDL-C	0.66 ± 0.06**##	0.44 ± 0.08**&&	0.52 ± 0.06**	0.83 ± 0.12
FFA	0.57 ± 0.04*	0.49 ± 0.03**&&	0.52 ± 0.08**	0.63 ± 0.06

Results were compared by one-way ANOVA; all data were presented as means ± SD. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, vs. the rats in the group H; ^#p < 0.05, ^##p < 0.01, vs. the rats in group C; ^&&p < 0.01, vs. the rats in group O. TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FFA, free fatty acids.