Table 1 Baseline measurements

Weight (g)

491.67 ± 5.34

334.17 ± 10.26*

256.97 ± 5.35

230 ± 2.80^‡

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Insulin (μU/mL)

14.5 ± 5.76

12.33 ± 2.00

11.86 ± 3.56

7.46 1.37

0.199

0.348

0.362

Glucose (mmol/L)

7.80 ± 0.43

9.85 ± 0.54^†

7.68 ± 0.57

9.76 ± 1.25^†

0.020

.0936

0.745

Serum NEFA (μmol/L)

1084.50 ± 155.94

1434.25 ± 124.64

1421.75 ± 202.11

1406.25 ± 130.01

0.305

0.341

0.265

Serum TG (μmol/L)

877.01 ± 155.69

1219.97 ± 119.37^‡

525.78 ± 88.95

1157.80 ± 244.44^‡

0.011

0.228

0.392

Tissue NEFA (μg/mg)

0.77 ± 0.03

1.34 ± 0.18^†

0.74 ± 0.04

0.98 ± 0.06

0.0005

0.071

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