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Table 4 Glycemia and plasma and liver lipids determinations after 7 weeks of treatment

From: The role of Odontella aurita, a marine diatom rich in EPA, as a dietary supplement in dyslipidemia, platelet function and oxidative stress in high-fat fed rats

Diet groups

C

COA

HF

HFOA

p value

Plasma (mmol/L)

Glucose

4.30 ± 0.49b

3.96 ± 0.27b

5.17 ± 0.74a

4.57 ± 0.51ab

0.009

Triacylglycerols

0.84 ± 0.07b

0.90 ± 0.06b

1.06 ± 0.04a

0.91 ± 0.09b

0.001

Total cholesterol

1.49 ± 0.22b

1.57 ± 0.22b

1.87 ± 0.17a

1.51 ± 0.13b

0.035

Liver (mg/g)

Triacylglycerols

12.04 ± 2.48bc

10.14 ± 1.00c

28.28 ± 4.97a

16.62 ± 4.15b

< 0.001

Total cholesterol

2.97 ± 0.49b

2.64 ± 0.35b

4.19 ± 0.66a

2.88 ± 0.17b

< 0.001

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n=5). After a one-way ANOVA, Student–Newman–Keuls (SNK) multiple comparison test, results are arranged in increasing order from left to right: a > b > c (p < 0.05). C, control; COA, control + O. aurita; HF, high fat; HFOA, high fat + O. aurita.