Table 3 Impact of high dietary fructose on blood glucose, insulin concentration and HOMA-IR of adolescent (post-natal day 63) male and female rats administered curcumin during suckling

Male rats

DMSO + TW

74.00 ± 3.40^a

4.80 ± 1.20^b

0.91 ± 0.25^c

DMSO + FW

81.00 ± 4.00^a

4.30 ± 1.10^b

0.81 ± 0.20^c

CC + TW

71.00 ± 0.85^a

5.70 ± 1.10^b

0.99 ± 0.20^c

CC + FW

73.00 ± 2.20^a

4.70 ± 1.20^b

0.85 ± 0.21^c

FW + TW

81.00 ± 4.50^a

3.50 ± 0.83^b

0.68 ± 0.16^c

FW + FW

73.00 ± 2.00^a

6.40 ± 1.00^b

1.20 ± 0.18^c

CCFW + TW

79.00 ± 5.50^a

5.20 ± 0.94^b

0.99 ± 0.16^c

CCFW + FW

80.00 ± 4.10^a

4.30 ± 0.99^b

0.81 ± 0.15^c

p values

0.243

0.629

0.745

Female rats

DMSO + TW

78.00 ± 3.50^a

4.40 ± 0.10^b

0.88 ± 0.24^c

DMSO + FW

78.00 ± 2.90^a

5.60 ± 0.95^b

1.10 ± 0.20^c

CC + TW

77.00 ± 1.80^a

5.60 ± 0.11^b

0.94 ± 0.23^c

CC + FW

71.00 ± 2.90^a

4.60 ± 0.93^b

0.83 ± 0.17^c

FW + TW

73.00 ± 5.20^a

3.40 ± 0.56^b

0.62 ± 0.12^c

FW + FW

72.00 ± 1.80^a

4.40 ± 0.11^b

0.81 ± 0.23^c

CCFW + TW

76.00 ± 2.20^a

5.40 ± 0.10^b

0.88 ± 0.22^c

CCFW + FW

72.00 ± 2.30^a

6.30 ± 0.86^b

1.10 ± 0.16^c

p values

0.408

0.529

0.648