Research Article

Experimental Hyperthyroidism Decreases Gene Expression and Serum Levels of Adipokines in Obesity

Table 2

Biochemical analysis: glucose, triglycerides, and free fatty acids.

VariableGroups
COBOT

Glucose (mg/dL)95.0 ± 5.2a93.2 ± 6.4a103.1 ± 9.7b
TG (mg/dL)82.5 ± 17.8a82.2 ± 15.9a73.2 ± 14.8a
FFA (mmol/L)0.51 ± 0.1a0.54 ± 0.1a0.72 ± 0.1b

TG: triglycerides; FFA: free fatty acids; C: control; OB: obese; OT: obese with 25  𝜇 g T3/100 g BW. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. ANOVA was utilized, complemented by Bonferroni’s test. Use of same letters represent 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 ; different letters represent 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 .