Table 5: Correlations of visceral fat /body weight (VF/BW) ratio to fasting blood sugar and HOMA-IR in the different studied groups.
Rat groups | FBG | HOMA-IR |
Control (n = 13) r P |
-0.236 NS |
-0.209 NS |
MS (n = 12) r P |
0.591 < 0.05 |
0.651 < 0.05 |
MSE (n = 10) r P |
0.193 NS |
0.076 NS |
MSS (n = 13) r P |
0.566 < 0.05 |
0.427 NS |
r: Pearson correlation; P: Significance at P < 0.05 (two-tailed); n: number of rats