Table 6.
Parameters | Dietary Groups 1 | SEM 2 | p-Value | |||
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T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |||
Total protein, g/dL | 3.68 bc | 3.50 c | 4.05 ab | 4.34 a | 0.15 | 0.002 |
Albumin, g/dL | 1.89 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 0.09 | 0.060 |
Globulin, g/dL | 1.78 | 1.84 | 2.18 | 2.26 | 0.18 | 0.223 |
Albumin/Globulin | 1.06 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.10 | 0.869 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 162.70 | 153.13 | 162.00 | 174.50 | 8.36 | 0.462 |
Triglycerides, mg/dL | 94.18 a | 100.47 a | 91.23 a | 75.51 b | 4.03 | 0.003 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 136.84 a | 121.20 b | 108.00 c | 122.85 b | 3.92 | 0.0004 |
High-density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 52.64 | 46.33 | 46.78 | 63.00 | 4.82 | 0.124 |
Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dL | 65.36 | 54.76 | 42.96 | 44.74 | 6.26 | 0.081 |
a–c Superscripts above the averages for each parameter within rows express the significant difference (p < 0.05). 1 Dietary groups (T1, T2, T3, and T4) were supplemented with Pulicaria jaubertii at levels of 0, 3, 6, and 9 g per kg of the basal diet. 2 SEM = Standard error of means for groups effect.