Table 2.

HOMA-IR, HOMA-S and HOMA-β indices, ACTH and corticosterone plasma concentrations in non-pre-diabetic (NPD) and pre-diabetic (PD) rats (n = 6, per group)

Groups (n = 6)	Plasma glucose (mmol/L)	Plasma insulin (pmol/L)	HOMA-IR values	HOMA-S values (%)	HOMA-β values (%)	Plasma ACTH (pg/ml)	Plasma corticosterone (ng/ml)
NPD	4.60 ± 0.45	30.42 ± 3.26	0.56	178.5	77,1	731.00 ± 23.22	526.20 ± 3.89
PD	6.08 ± 0.05*	322.80 ± 17.56	5.92 ***	16.9	226,6	747.30 ± 9.60	574.40 ± 15.77 *

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM

*p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001 denotes comparison with NPD