The Hypocholesterolemic Effect of Germinated Brown Rice Involves the Upregulation of the Apolipoprotein A1 and Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Genes

Table 3

Baseline parameters for the rat groups after the induction of diabetes and the level of food consumption of each group.

Rat groups	Glucose (mmol/L)*	Total cholesterol; (mmol/L)*	HDL cholesterol; (mmol/L)*	Triglycerides (mmol/L)*	LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)*	Calories; (Kcal/100 g pellet)	Food consumption; (kcal/100 g body weight/day)*
Normal nondiabetic	4.6 ± 0.5^a	1.88 ± 0.1^a	0.48 ± 0.09^a	0.60 ± 0.07^a	0.30 ± 0.03^a	335	30.5 ± 3.7^a
Control	14.9 ± 2.2^b	2.50 ± 0.06^b	0.47 ± 0.07^a	1.00 ± 0.31^b	0.38 ± 0.05^a	548	34.0 ± 6.0^a
WR	19.1 ± 2^b	2.50 ± 0.06^b	0.48 ± 0.04^a	1.09 ± 0.28^b	0.39 ± 0.11^a	554	33.2 ± 8.3^a
BR	18.4 ± 2.8^b	2.34 ± 0.30^b	0.31 ± 0.11^a	1.02 ± 0.11^b	0.32 ± 0.11^a	554	30.5 ± 6.7^a
G50	17.3 ± 2.5^b	2.21 ± 0.07^b	0.45 ± 0.09^a	1.32 ± 0.35^b	0.46 ± 0.04^b	554	33.2 ± 8.3^a
G100	17.3 ± 1.8^b	2.32 ± 0.22^b	0.44 ± 0.05^a	1.23 ± 0.16^b	0.44 ± 0.05^b	560	35.3 ± 7.3^a

*Values represent the mean ± SD. Values with the same letter in any given column are not significantly different (P > 0.05). ASG: acylated steryl glycoside; GBR: germinated brown rice; WR: white rice.