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. 2020 Dec 31;13(1):130. doi: 10.3390/nu13010130

Table 5.

Serum biochemical concentrations.

Control LMW-BG HMW-BG
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 3.42 ± 0.09 a 2.57 ± 0.23 b 2.66 ± 0.12 b
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 0.15 ± 0.01 a 0.09 ± 0.01 b 0.09 ± 0.01 b
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.88 ± 0.05 a 1.52 ± 0.15 b 1.54 ± 0.07 ab
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 0.52 ± 0.05 0.45 ± 0.07 0.31 ± 0.04
NEFA (μmol/L) 635.9 ± 23.1 ab 654.9 ± 36.6 a 533.5 ± 37.1 b
Glucose (mmol/L) 21.1 ± 0.69 a 17.21 ± 1.17 b 18.64 ± 0.78 ab
Insulin (ng/mL) 1.20 ± 0.17 a 1.05 ± 0.24 ab 0.39 ± 0.13 b
Leptin (ng/mL) 15.30 ± 1.29 a 9.58 ± 2.05 b 5.74 ± 1.19 b

Values are means ± SE, n = 8. Means with suffixed superscript letters differ significantly (Tukey–Kramer’s test, p < 0.05). LMW-BG; low molecular weight β-glucan, HMW-BG; high molecular weight β-glucan, NEFA; non-esterified fatty acid.