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Table 3 Effect of diets and study intervals on insulin level (Ī¼U/mL) of rats in different studies

From: Bioassessment of flaxseed powder and extract against hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia using Sprague Dawley rats

Studies

Diets

Study intervals (Days)

Means

0

28

56

Study 1

Control

9.17Ā Ā±Ā 0.32

9.22Ā Ā±Ā 0.38

9.26Ā Ā±Ā 0.42

9.21Ā Ā±Ā 0.41

Functional

9.49Ā Ā±Ā 0.51

9.56Ā Ā±Ā 0.58

9.59Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

9.54Ā Ā±Ā 0.55

Nutraceutical

9.57Ā Ā±Ā 0.47

9.69Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

9.75Ā Ā±Ā 0.48

9.67Ā Ā±Ā 0.46

Means

9.41Ā Ā±Ā 0.42

9.47Ā Ā±Ā 0.48

9.53Ā Ā±Ā 0.49

Ā 

Study II

Control

10.08Ā Ā±Ā 0.50

10.14Ā Ā±Ā 0.61

10.21Ā Ā±Ā 0.57

10.14Ā Ā±Ā 0.54b

Functional

10.34Ā Ā±Ā 0.52

10.71Ā Ā±Ā 0.56

10.85Ā Ā±Ā 0.60

10.63Ā Ā±Ā 0.58ab

Nutraceutical

10.66Ā Ā±Ā 0.58

11.05Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

11.29Ā Ā±Ā 0.63

11.00Ā Ā±Ā 0.62a

Means

10.36Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

10.56Ā Ā±Ā 0.58

10.65Ā Ā±Ā 0.68

Ā 

Study 111

Control

9.36Ā Ā±Ā 0.35

9.41Ā Ā±Ā 0.39

9.48Ā Ā±Ā 0.44

9.42Ā Ā±Ā 0.58

Functional

9.68Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

9.83Ā Ā±Ā 0.46

9.89Ā Ā±Ā 0.37

9.80Ā Ā±Ā 0.43

Nutraceutical

9.86Ā Ā±Ā 0.49

10.12Ā Ā±Ā 0.54

10.24Ā Ā±Ā 0.42

10.07Ā Ā±Ā 0.41

Means

9.63Ā Ā±Ā 0.44

9.78Ā Ā±Ā 0.48

9.87Ā Ā±Ā 0.44

Ā 
  1. Study I (Normal rats), Study II (Hyperglycemic rats), Study III (Hypercholesterolemic rats). Lettering indicates significant differences between means using ANOVA (two-way factorial) with posthoc Tukeyā€™s honestly significant difference (HSD) test