Table 1.
Body weight, spleen weight and spleen cell number (×106) of well-nourished and malnourished rats.
| WN | MN2nd | MN3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight | 54·2 ± 2·5 | 35·9 ± 1·9† | 26·6 ± 3·1†‡ |
| Body weight deficit | – | 33·7 ± 3·5 | 50·7 ± 6·0 |
| Spleen weight (mg) | 274·9 ± 43·7 | 154·0 ± 42·7† | 101·7 ± 21·7†‡ |
| Spleen weight (mg)/body weight (g) | 5·1 ± 0·8 | 4·3 ± 1·1† | 4·1 ± 0·9† |
| Deficit % | 44·0 ± 15·5 | 63·0 ± 7·7 | |
| Cells number (×106)/spleen | 200·0 ± 55·5 | 115·0 ± 35·7† | 76·6 ± 21·1†‡ |
| Deficit % | 38·3 ± 18·8 | 62·4 ± 11·7 | |
| Cells number (×106)/100 mg spleen | 73·2 ± 17·6 | 79·2 ± 29·7 | 75·2 ± 14·7 |
Values are means ± standard deviation. Means or values followed by different superscript letters are statistically significant.
†
Statistical differences from well-nourished (WN) group, P < 0·05;
‡
statistical differences from moderately (MN2nd) and severely (MN3rd) malnourished rats, P < 0·01. WN, n = 12; MN2nd, n = 10; MN3rd, n = 10.