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Table 1 Nutritional, metabolic and hormonal characteristics

From: Extensive impact of saturated fatty acids on metabolic and cardiovascular profile in rats with diet-induced obesity: a canonical analysis

Variables

Groups

p-value

 

CD

HD

 

Calorie intake (kcal/day)

80.1 ± 2.8

85.2 ± 3.1

0.336

Total calorie intake (kcal)

9135 ± 1220

11527 ± 1274

<0.001 *

Feeding efficiency (kcal/g)

0.15 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.032 *

Protein (kcal)

3914 ± 137

2919 ± 125

0.032 *

Sucrose (kcal)

629 ± 22

1020 ± 37

<0.001 *

SFA (kcal)

104.4 ± 3.7

488.0 ± 21.3

<0.001 *

UFA (kcal)

389 ± 14

1733 ± 74

<0.001 *

Final body weight (g)

559 ± 23

592 ± 21

0.305

Adiposity index (%)

5.53 ± 0.57

7.42 ± 0.68

0.047 *

Serum glucose (mg/dL)

90.79 ± 1.44

97.56 ± 2.37

0.025 *

Glycemia (AUC)

27198 ± 451

31867 ± 1463

0.008 *

Insulin (ng/dL)

2.62 ± 0.52

2.02 ± 0.35

0.353

HOMA index

10.35 ± 1.97

8.83 ± 1.55

0.552

Leptin (ng/dL)

8.0 ± 1.1

11.2 ± 1.4

0.095

  1. Results expressed as mean ± standard error; SFA: proportional saturated fatty acid intake; UFA: proportional unsaturated fatty acid intake; AUC: area under the glycemic responses curve; HOMA index: homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index; CD: control diet; HD: hypercaloric diet; * significant differences between groups; Student’s t test.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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