Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 BMI and Waist Circumference of Experimental Rats

From: Evaluation of anti-obesity potential of aqueous extract of Achyranthes aspera Linn. in high fat diet induced obese rats

Experimental Groups	Body Mass Index (g/cm²)		Waist Circumference (cm)
Experimental Groups	Initial	Final	Initial	Final
Group I	0.51 ± 0.02	0.5 ± 0.03	16.4 ± 2.02	18.9 ± 1.63
Group II	0.51 ± 0.03	0.65 ± 0.02^#	21.6 ± 1.53	26.9 ± 1.65^#
Group III	0.52 ± 0.04	0.62 ± 0.02	21.2 ± 1.09	24.5 ± 0.52
Group IV	0.52 ± 0.03	0.59 ± 0.01	21.6 ± 1.83	23.5 ± 0.61
Group V	0.52 ± 0.02	0.57 ± 0.03*	21.1 ± 1.92	22.4 ± 0.37*
Group VI	0.51 ± 0.04	0.48 ± 0.03*	21.6 ± 1.53	18.7 ± 1.22*

Values are mean ± S.E.M of 6 rats; ^#p < 0.01 vs Normal Control (Group I); *p < 0.05 vs Obese Control (Group II)

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