Changes in Angiotensin Receptor Distribution and in Aortic Morphology Are Associated with Blood Pressure Control in Aged Metabolic Syndrome Rats

Table 1

Characteristics and biochemical parameters from control and MS rats during aging.

Groups and age (months)	Body weight (g)	Central adiposity (g)	Blood pressure (mm Hg)	Glucose (mM)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)	Insulin (U/mL)	HOMA-IR
Control
6	517.1 ± 6.7	6.2 ± 0.9	101.6 ± 0.9	5.0 ± 0.9	50.9 ± 5.2	5.9 ± 1.3	1.9 ± 0.7
12	580.2 ± 9.6	10.3 ± 1.4	100.0 ± 1.8	5.1 ± 0.4	96.1 ± 4.3	6.1 ± 2.4	2.0 ± 0.9
18	620.9 ± 10.4^‡	14.4 ± 3.1	106.1 ± 1.1	5.4 ± 0.8	149.7 ± 6.9^‡	6.4 ± 0.9	1.7 ± 0.9
MS
6	535.7 ± 12.3	14.7 ± 0.8^†	148.6 ± 1.2^†	4.9 ± 0.9	113.3 ± 10.4^†	22.4 ± 5.2^†	4.7 ± 2.1^†
12	650.7 ± 17.4	19.9 ± 2.1^†	115.2 ± 5.6	5.9 ± 0.1	198.6 ± 25.7	19.6 ± 8.1	4.5 ± 1.7
18	806.3 ± 18.7^†‡	43.3 ± 5.2^†‡	100.1 ± 2.1^‡	6.1 ± 0.4	271.3 ± 31.4	6.9 ± 2.3	1.9 ± 0.6

Values are means ± SEM.; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; ; against C; versus C; against other ages in corresponding group; against 6 months in corresponding group.