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Table 1 Characteristics after short-term diet intervention

From: High fat diet-induced glucose intolerance impairs myocardial function, but not myocardial perfusion during hyperaemia: a pilot study

 

CD

HFD

Body composition

Body weight (g)

400 ± 6

408 ± 3

Perirenal fat (g)

6.3 ± 0.5

7.5 ± 0.4

Epidydimal fat (g)

7.4 ± 0.4

9.4 ± 0.5 *

Heart weight (g)

1.22 ± 0.05

1.31 ± 0.06

Tibia length (cm)

3.97 ± 0.05

3.89 ± 0.05

Blood/plasma characteristics

Hematocrit (%)

45.2 ± 0.7

44.8 ± 0.7

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

4.4 ± 0.2

4.5 ± 0.2

Plasma insulin (pmol/L)

95.2 ± 14.1

130.8 ± 29.1

Plasma free fatty acid levels (mmol/L)

1.22 ± 0.07

1.09 ± 0.07

Plasma HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

318.7 ± 13.8

242.6 ± 15.4 *

Plasma LDL/VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

7.73 ± 1.23

.45 ± 0.53

  1. Data are mean ± SEM, n = 8, student t-test, * p < 0.05 vs. CD. CD, control diet; HFD, high fat diet.