Table-6.

Sucrose preference test of the rats.

Time	Sucrose preference test (%) mean ± SD		p-value
	CUMS (n = 30)	Control (n = 9)
Pre CUMS	69.627 ± 14.008	68.500 ± 15.230	0.837a
Week 1 post CUMS	71.152 ± 13.746	69.908 ± 18.171	0.907b
Week 2 post CUMS	75.929 ± 16.405	74.876 ± 25.059	0.604b
Week 3 post CUMS	57.526 ± 14.870	82.622 ± 13.107	0.000*a

^at-test,

^bMann–Whitney test

^* significant with p < 0.01. CUMS=Chronic unpredictable mild stress, SD=Standard deviation