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Table 1 Comparison of clinical biochemistry characteristics between diabetic and control pigs

From: Quantification of pancreatic proton density fat fraction in diabetic pigs using MR imaging and IDEAL-IQ sequence

Variable

Diabetic pigs (n = 7)

Control pigs (n = 6)

p value

Age (months)

14.72 ± 2.21

15.17 ± 1.47

0.303

Weight (kg)

88.99 ± 11.85

58.67 ± 9.22

<0.001

Gender

F = 4, M = 3

F = 3, M = 3

0.805

Diabetic status

 GLU (mmol/L)

18.06 ± 6.03

5.06 ± 1.41

<0.001

 INS(mU/L)

21.59 ± 2.93

29.32 ± 3.27

0.003

Lipid status

 TCHO (mmol/L)

4.36 ± 1.14

2.98 ± 0.56

0.021

 LDL (mmol/L)

2.59 ± 0.65

1.89 ± 0.48

0.015

 HDL (mmol/L)

1.24 ± 0.20

1.69 ± 0.29

0.007

 TG (mmol/L)

3.63 ± 1.64

0.89 ± 0.38

0.002

  1. Note: F Female, M Male, GLU Fasting blood glucose, INS Serum insulin, TCHO Total cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein