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Table 2 Food intake and body, liver, and kidney weights of animals

From: Comparative anti-inflammatory and lipid-normalizing effects of metformin and omega-3 fatty acids through modulation of transcription factors in diabetic rats

 

Control (n = 6)

STZ (n = 6)

Metformin (n = 6)

Flax oil (n = 6)

Fish oil (n = 6)

Food intake (g)

     

 Day 1

14.66 ± 3.58

30.83 ± 0.21**

33.66 ± 0.58

31.83 ± 2.69

30.00 ± 0.65

 Day 15

12.66 ± 2.41

23.33 ± 2.07*

27.00 ± 1.27

28.33 ± 1.80

16.66 ± 2.59

 Day 30

16.00 ± 2.22

26.50 ± 3.55*

27.00 ± 1.89

33.66 ± 0.45

31.50 ± 1.93

Body weights (g)

 Day 1

236.50 ± 3.48

235.50 ± 8.54

235.50 ± 13.91

245.83 ± 3.84

243.16 ± 15.15

 Day 15

292.16 ± 6.55

232.33 ± 20.28*

201.33 ± 14.02

231.83 ± 12.68

202.50 ± 11.64

 Day 30

345.50 ± 10.47

223.33 ± 30.34**

176.50 ± 14.93

211.33 ± 13.90

198.33 ± 11.47

Liver and kidney weights

 Liver weight (g)

9.97 ± 0.60

7.68 ± 0.59

6.60 ± 0.50

7.60 ± 0.51

8.24 ± 0.59

 Liver index (%)

2.87 ± 0.12

3.60 ± 0.31

3.78 ± 0.19

3.62 ± 0.20

4.17 ± 0.24

 Kidney weight (g)

1.60 ± 0.13

1.89 ± 0.08

1.76 ± 0.12

1.91 ± 0.07

1.84 ± 0.03

 Kidney index (%)

0.46 ± 0.03

0.90 ± 0.08**

1.01 ± 0.06

0.91 ± 0.04

0.94 ± 0.05

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SE
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 for comparison between the control and STZ group