Table 1 Body weight, serum glucose level, and lipid profile in control versus HFD groups after 8 weeks in males and females rats.

From: Ameliorative effects of zinc supplementation on cognitive function and hippocampal leptin signaling pathway in obese male and female rats

Groups

Control

HFD

Males

Females

Males

Females

Weight (g)

228.2 ± 37.7a

188.9 ± 8.0b

306.3 ± 36.4a

230.1 ± 8.8b

Glucose (mg/dl)

95.0 ± 8.0b

96.0 ± 10.2b

127.9 ± 8.3a

128.1 ± 8.1a

Total lipids (mg/dl)

301.8 ± 44.2b

220.7 ± 4.7b

367.7 ± 17.0a

278.8 ± 8.2a

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

91.8 ± 15.2b

159.1 ± 34.9a

155.1 ± 37.6a

188.7 ± 66.0a

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

79.4 ± 7.1b

92.1 ± 10.5a

103.1 ± 14.9a

1174.2 ± 37.2a

  1. Data was expressed using mean ± SD.
  2. Means in the same raw with small common letters are not significant (i.e. means with different letters are significant).
  3. SD standard deviation.