Table 1 Metabolic characteristics of mice

Body weight (g)

48.7 ± 1.0

36.7 ± 0.7

< 0.001

Epididymal fat weight (g)

0.56 ± 0.02

0.86 ± 0.04

< 0.001

Inguinal fat weight (g)

1.33 ± 0.05

0.60 ± 0.03

< 0.001

Liver weight (g)

3.05 ± 0.19

1.81 ± 0.06

< 0.001

Blood glucose (mmol/l)

8.44 ± 0.72

4.27 ± 0.33

< 0.001

Serum insulin (ng/ml)

2.3 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.1

< 0.001

HOMA-IR

25.3 ± 3.7

3.4 ± 0.6

< 0.001

Serum cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.99 ± 0.21

3.31 ± 0.16

< 0.001