Table 2.

Metabolic parameters of animals ($\widehat{x}$ ± SD)

Metabolic parameters	Control	MetS	p value
Body weight (g)	414.00 ± 45.48	490.10 ± 45.23	< 0.0001
HW/BW ratio	3.84 ± 0.34	3.54 ± 0.36	= 0.16
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic	125.50 ± 7.50	184.90 ± 16.91	< 0.0001
Diastolic	85.15 ± 10.88	115.80 ± 10.10	< 0.0001
Pulse pressure	40.31 ± 8.34	69.13 ± 10.89	< 0.0001
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	72.85 ± 2.30	96.38 ± 13.08	< 0.01
Insulin level (ng/ml)	3.69 ± 1.63	8.02 ± 3.44	< 0.05
OGTT (mg/dl)
0”	72.85 ± 2.30	96.38 ± 13.08	< 0.01
15’’	111.08 ± 7.97	173.25 ± 31.96	< 0.01
30’’	108.77 ± 11.03	160.38 ± 34.39	< 0.05
60’’	99.92 ± 7.99	125.88 ± 27.60	= 0.15
120’’	85.77 ± 4.82	105.50 ± 17.75	= 0.08