TABLE 3.
Effect of treating hypercholesterolemic rats with safflower and atorvastatin for 4 weeks on total body weight (g).
| Variables | Statistics | G1 −ve control | G2 +ve control | G3 Safflower | G4 Atorvastatin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial weight (g) | Mean ± SE LSD (0.05) = 1.97 t-test |
182.3 ± 0.6a | 182.3 ± 0.9a
- |
182.3 ± 0.6a
- |
183.7 ± 0.6a
−1.69 NS |
| 1st week (g) | Mean ± SE LSD (0.05) = 1.99 t-test |
186.3 ± 0.6a | 187.0 ± 0.4a
−1.00 NS |
186.3 ± 0.9a
- |
186.0 ± 0.7a
0.36 NS |
| 2nd week (g) | Mean ± SE LSD (0.05) = 1.62 t-test |
190.7 ± 0.4c | 193.7 ± 0.6b
−4.29** |
191.3 ± 0.4c
−1.12 NS |
190.0 ± 0.7c
0.79 NS |
| 3rd week (g) | Mean ± SE LSD (0.05) = 1.62 t-test |
194.0 ± 0.4c | 200.7 ± 0.6b
−10.00*** |
196.3 ± 0.4c
−4.18 ** |
195.3 ± 0.8c
−1.58 NS |
| 4th week (g) | Mean ± SE LSD (0.05) = 1.67 t-test |
199.0 ± 0.6c | 209.3 ± 0.4b
−13.59*** |
204.0 ± 0.4d
−6.85 *** |
200.3 ± 0.8c
−1.35 NS |
Data are represented as Mean ± SE. t-test value “∗∗∗” means highly significant at P < 0.001, t-test value “∗∗” means significant at P < 0.01, NS means non-significant. ANOVA analysis within groups: means with different superscripts (a, b, c, or d) show significant difference at P < 0.05, while means superscripts with the same letters mean that there is no significant difference at P < 0.05. LSD: Least Significant Difference.