. 2024 Feb 28;12:e17062. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17062

Table 2. Effect of Callistemon citrinus on morphological and biochemical parameters in Wistar rats fed with a high fat-sugar diet.

Parameters	Control	HFSD	HFSD + C. citrinus
Initial weight (g)	215.4 ± 4.60^A	228.7 ± 6.98^A	211.8 ± 9.60^A
Final weight gain (g)	234 ± 30^B	286 ± 70^A*	251 ± 50^B
Abdominal circumference (cm)	20 ± 0.20^B	21 ± 0.50^A*	20 ± 0.20^B
Length nose-anus (cm)	21 ± 0.10^B	22 ± 0.10^A*	21 ± 0.30^B
Percentage of fat (%)	5 ± 0.90^A	28 ± 3.80^B*	17 ± 1.00^C*
Adiposity index (%)	3.6 ± 0.59^C	12.0 ± 0.5^A*	10 ± 0.51^B*
Lee index (g/cm)	0.29 ± 0.02^B	0.31 ± 0.02^A*	0.30 ± 0.03^{A, B}
Visceral fat deposition (g)	13 ± 0.60^A	34 ± 1.90^B*	26 ± 0.60^C*
Stomach (g)	1.6 ± 0.04^B	1.8 ± 0.02^A*	1.5 ± 0.03^B
Liver (g)	7.1 ± 0.50^B	9.2 ± 0.10^A*	7.7 ± 0.10^B
Kidney (g)	1.9 ± 0.02^B	2.3 ± 0.05^A*	1.9 ± 0.01^B
Heart (g)	1.16 ± 0.0^B	1.34 ± 0.07^A*	1.02 ± 0.03^B
Food intake (g/day)	16 ± 0.30^A	13 ± 0.30^B*	10 ± 0.20^C*
Water intake (ml/day)	37 ± 0.60^A	31 ± 1.80^B*	23 ± 0.80^C*
Glucose (mg/dL)	120 ± 5.30^B	151 ± 9.53^A*	108 ± 3.82^B
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	51 ± 2.30^B	75 ± 2.40^A*	58 ± 4.51^B
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	134 ± 4.61^B	162 ± 1.22^A*	144 ± 2.04^B

Note:

Data shown as mean ± S.E.M. (ANOVA one-way followed by Tukey test, values statistically different (^A,B,C) among groups (*p < 0.05), n = 6.