Fig. 2: Blood glucose and serum insulin levels.

a Causal blood glucose levels (nā=ā7). b Glucose tolerance test (blood glucose level). c Area under the curve analysis in the oral glucose tolerance test. d Glucose tolerance test (serum insulin level). e Fasting serum insulin levels. f HOMA-IR; (fasting blood glucose) Ć (fasting insulin)/22.5. Error bars represent SEM. *pā<ā0.05, **pā<ā0.01, ***pā<ā0.001, as determined using one-way ANOVA.