Research Article

Serum Fetuin-A Levels Related with Microalbuminuria in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Table 2

Blood parameters of rats in three groups ( ).

GroupFBG (mmol/L)FINS (mIU/L)ALT (IU/L)AST (IU/L)FFAs (mmol/L)LTG (μmol/g)

Control group5.7 ± 0.40.52 ± 0.1948.5 ± 13.7124 ± 32.40.37 ± 0.12110.9 ± 49.46
Obesity group6.0 ± 0.41.62 ± 0.24*83.6 ± 39.5*222 ± 24.3*1.45 ± 0.33*258.8 ± 127.6*
Fenofibrate group5.9 ± 0.50.89 ± 0.2 51.5 ± 12.6#108 ± 13.8#0.78 ± 0.1 192.4 ± 77.9*

Data are shown as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 versus control group; #P < 0.05 versus obesity group. FBG: fasting blood glucose, FINS: fasting insulin, ALT: Alanine aminotransferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, FFAs: free fatty acid, LTG: liver triglyceride.