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Table 4 Fasting blood glucose, serum insulin and leptin and plasma ghrelin levels (\(\bar{x}\; \pm \;s\))

From: Alteration of NPY in hypothalamus and its correlation with leptin and ghrelin during the development of T2DM in a rat model

Groups

n

FBG (mmol/l)

Insulin (IU/ml)

Leptin (ng/ml)

Ghrelin (ng/ml)

Control

10

5.35 ± 0.29

15.23 ± 1.65

0.26 ± 0.03

2.01 ± 0.24

DIO4W

10

5.42 ± 0.33

21.36 ± 1.79*

0.32 ± 0.04*

1.86 ± 0.36*

DIO8W

10

5.59 ± 0.30

28.28 ± 1.89*

0.39 ± 0.05*

1.63 ± 0.33*

T2DM

11

9.69 ± 1.56*

23.34 ± 1.59*

0.46 ± 0.06*

1.60 ± 0.24*

  1. * P < 0.01 when compared with the controls
  2. P < 0.01 as compared with the DIO8W group