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Table 4 Effect of diets and study intervals on cholesterol (mg/dL) 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

79.95Ā Ā±Ā 3.19

80.70Ā Ā±Ā 4.86

81.11Ā Ā±Ā 2.43

80.58Ā Ā±Ā 4.65

Functional

80.47Ā Ā±Ā 3.21

79.59Ā Ā±Ā 3.05

79.30Ā Ā±Ā 5.30

79.78Ā Ā±Ā 3.84

Nutraceutical

78.52Ā Ā±Ā 4.71

77.28Ā Ā±Ā 4.68

76.75Ā Ā±Ā 5.32

77.51Ā Ā±Ā 3.91

Means

79.65Ā Ā±Ā 4.77

79.19Ā Ā±Ā 3.14

79.05Ā Ā±Ā 4.43

Ā 

Study II

Control

109.26Ā Ā±Ā 6.55

115.82Ā Ā±Ā 4.63

119.08Ā Ā±Ā 5.95

114.72Ā Ā±Ā 4.58a

Functional

108.50Ā Ā±Ā 5.51

105.54Ā Ā±Ā 4.06

103.91Ā Ā±Ā 4.94

105.98Ā Ā±Ā 5.15b

Nutraceutical

108.82Ā Ā±Ā 5.61

103.28Ā Ā±Ā 4.96

101.56Ā Ā±Ā 3.85

104.55Ā Ā±Ā 5.07b

Means

108.86Ā Ā±Ā 4.35

108.21Ā Ā±Ā 3.16

108.18Ā Ā±Ā 5.24

Ā 

Study 111

Control

128.69Ā Ā±Ā 5.14c

140.43Ā Ā±Ā 8.42b

148.02Ā Ā±Ā 4.40a

139.05Ā Ā±Ā 4.17a

Functional

128.06Ā Ā±Ā 5.12cd

121.55Ā Ā±Ā 3.49de

118.01Ā Ā±Ā 5.76e

122.54Ā Ā±Ā 5.95b

Nutraceutical

127.31Ā Ā±Ā 5.45cd

115.98Ā Ā±Ā 4.55ef

110.63Ā Ā±Ā 5.47f

117.97Ā Ā±Ā 6.01c

Means

128.02Ā Ā±Ā 6.40

125.99Ā Ā±Ā 4.94

125.55Ā Ā±Ā 5.40

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