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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 6 Effect of diets and study intervals on LDL-c (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

31.88Ā Ā±Ā 2.09

32.22Ā Ā±Ā 1.51

32.33Ā Ā±Ā 1.81

32.14Ā Ā±Ā 1.50a

Functional

31.63Ā Ā±Ā 1.58

30.98Ā Ā±Ā 2.16

30.70Ā Ā±Ā 1.23

31.10Ā Ā±Ā 1.55b

Nutraceutical

31.76Ā Ā±Ā 1.27

30.68Ā Ā±Ā 1.53

30.33Ā Ā±Ā 2.12

30.92Ā Ā±Ā 1.54b

Means

31.75Ā Ā±Ā 1.86

31.29Ā Ā±Ā 1.22

31.12Ā Ā±Ā 1.52

Ā 

Study II

Control

54.87Ā Ā±Ā 3.84bcd

58.97Ā Ā±Ā 2.94ab

60.34Ā Ā±Ā 2.41a

58.06Ā Ā±Ā 2.90a

Functional

56.90Ā Ā±Ā 2.84abc

53.78Ā Ā±Ā 2.09cd

52.67Ā Ā±Ā 3.56cd

54.45Ā Ā±Ā 2.66b

Nutraceutical

56.13Ā Ā±Ā 3.36abc

52.40Ā Ā±Ā 2.52cd

50.44Ā Ā±Ā 1.94d

52.99Ā Ā±Ā 2.58b

Means

55.96Ā Ā±Ā 3.35

55.05Ā Ā±Ā 2.15

54.48Ā Ā±Ā 2.66

Ā 

Study 111

Control

62.72Ā Ā±Ā 3.76b

69.15Ā Ā±Ā 2.76a

71.32Ā Ā±Ā 3.56a

67.73Ā Ā±Ā 4.74a

Functional

63.92Ā Ā±Ā 3.19b

58.43Ā Ā±Ā 3.44c

56.81Ā Ā±Ā 3.86c

59.72Ā Ā±Ā 3.53b

Nutraceutical

62.20Ā Ā±Ā 2.48b

55.27Ā Ā±Ā 3.25cd

53.32Ā Ā±Ā 2.58d

56.93Ā Ā±Ā 3.92c

Means

62.94Ā Ā±Ā 3.14a

60.95Ā Ā±Ā 3.61b

60.48Ā Ā±Ā 2.97b

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