| Â | All tested gerbils | Gerbils in phase C |
|---|
| Â |
Control
|
PS-HOSO
|
Control
|
PS-HOSO
|
| Â |
Total
|
Non-fasting
|
Fasting
|
Total
|
Non-fasting
|
Fasting
|
Total
|
Non-fasting
|
Fasting
|
Total
|
Non-fasting
|
Fasting
|
n
|
30
|
16
|
14
|
30
|
14
|
16
|
22
|
10
|
12
|
19
|
8
|
11
|
Body weight (gr) | 162.40 ± 22.7 | 156.94 ± 24.5 | 168.64 ± 19.5 | 163.93 ± 26.2 | 169.43 ± 32.4 | 159.13 ± 19.2 | 167.14 ± 20.2 | 163.6 ± 25.7 | 170.08 ± 14.6 | 159.21 ± 27.5 | 160.50 ± 35.9 | 158.27 ± 21.3 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 73.97 ± 8.0 | 72.63 ± 6.9 | 75.50 ± 9.2 | 72.40 ± 10.1 | 76.93 ± 11.0 | *68.44 ± 7.5 | 73.77 ± 7.2 | 72.30 ± 7.6 | 75.00 ± 7.0 | 72.05 ± 9.6 | 75.75 ± 11.5 | 69.36 ± 7.3 |
- Psammomys obesus were weighted and tested for blood glucose levels at the beginning of the experiment. Following 4.5 weeks of experimental diet feeding, half of each animal group were deprived of food for 16 h. Statistical significance between baseline values of control and PS-HOSO treatments was calculated for the gerbils that started the feeding period (all gerbils, total), for the subgroup that was later assigned to fast (all gerbils, fasting) and the subgroup that was not assigned to fast (all gerbils, non-fasting). Statistical significance was also calculated for gerbils that were in phase C at endpoint (phase C, total), for phase C gerbils that were not assigned to fast (phase C, non-fasting) and for phase C gerbils that were assigned to fast (phase C, fasting).
- 1Values are means ± S.D
- * P < 0.05.
- PS-HOSO: plant sterol esterified with high oleic sunflower oil.
