Table 5. Effect of sucrose content diet and alternating feeding on glucose, insulin, lipid concentrations and HOMA-IR value in the examined rats.
| Traits | CG | SBG | AFG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.56 ± 0.54 a | 4.91 ± 0.41 a | 5.60 ± 0.68 b |
| Insulin (mU/mL) | 2.51 ± 0.89 a | 3.29 ± 1.05 b | 2.73 ± 0.91 a |
| HOMA-IR | 0.51 ± 0.11 a | 0.72 ± 0.18 b | 0.68 ± 0.23 b |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.48 ± 0.05 a | 0.45 ± 0.09 a | 0.61 ± 0.08 b |
| TC (mmol/L) | 2.03 ± 0.16 b | 2.08 ± 0.20 b | 1.71 ± 0.19 a |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.21 ± 0.08 c | 1.25 ± 0.09 b | 0.76 ± 0.08 a |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.58 ± 0.03 a | 0.54 ± 0.06 a | 0.72 ± 0.08 b |
| Oestrogens (pg/mL) | 14.3 ± 1.84 a | 22.5 ± 1.95 b | 21.1 ± 2.52 b |
TG—Triglycerides, TC—Total cholesterol, HDL-C—HDL-cholesterol, LDL-C—LDL-cholesterol, CG—Control Group, SBG—Sucrose Balanced Group, AFG—Alternately Fed Group
a,b,c—Means marked with different letters in the same line are statistically different, p ≤ 0.05.