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Table 6 Effect of diets on serum metabolites

From: Metabolic markers in Ossabaw pigs fed high fat diets enriched in regular or low α-linolenic acid soy oil

Variable

Treatment1

CON

SBO

LLO

SEM

Free fatty acids (mmol/L)

0.17c

0.28b

0.32a

0.01

Glucose (mmol/L)

8.8b

9.7a

7.8c

0.7

Insulin (pmol/L)

6.9b

30.9a

1.7c

0.7

Glucose: Insulin

1.28b

0.31c

4.59a

1.22

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.5c

1.5a

1.0b

0.03

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

101.4a

45.8b

65.3b

8.2

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.2b

4.9a

1.1b

0.08

HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.31a

0.14b

0.25ab

0.03

LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.8b

4.7a

0.9b

0.05

  1. 1 Data are given as means and pooled SEM, n = 4 per treatment group unless noted otherwise. CON, control diet with no added oil; SBO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% soybean oil; LLO, metabolic syndrome diet + 13% low α-linolenic soybean oil. a,b,cLabeled means in a row without a common superscript letter, P < 0.05.
  2. HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.