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Table 2 Physical and biochemical parameters of mice fed a normal or MSx-supplemented diet

From: A maple syrup extract alters lipid metabolism in obese type 2 diabetic model mice

 

Control

MSx

p-value

Physical parameters

 Total food intake (g)

292.3 ± 7.1

293.3 ± 9.6

0.93

 Final body weight (g)

36.9 ± 0.5

37.0 ± 0.5

0.95

 Liver weight (g)

1.6 ± 0.0

1.6 ± 0.0

0.52

Serum biochemical parameters

 Glycated albumin (%)

8.3 ± 0.5

7.6 ± 0.5

0.40

 Glucose (mg/dl)

77.0 ± 17.0

87.0 ± 11.0

0.62

 Insulin (ng/ml)

2.1 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.2

0.21

 HOMA-IR

10.0 ± 2.6

8.8 ± 2.1

0.71

 Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

117.0 ± 5.0

114.0 ± 5.0

0.76

 LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

9.0 ± 1.0

6.0 ± 1.0*

0.01

 HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

64.0 ± 4.0

67.0 ± 3.0

0.62

 Triglyceride (mg/dl)

98.0 ± 10.0

105.0 ± 14.0

0.73

 NEFA (μmol/l)

619.0 ± 69.0

750.0 ± 99.0

0.30

 Total ketone body (μmol/l)

452.0 ± 69.0

567.0 ± 61.0

0.23

 TNF-α (pg/ml)

11.5 ± 2.5

7.4 ± 0.4

0.15

Liver biochemical parameters

 Total cholesterol (mg/g liver)

5.5 ± 0.3

6.0 ± 0.3

0.20

Fecal biochemical parameter

 Total bile acid (μmol/g feces)

1.6 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

0.90

  1. Values represent the means ± SEMs of 8 mice. *Significant difference at p < 0.05. HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, NEFA Nonesterified fatty acid, TNF tumor necrosis factor