Table 1.

Variation of biometric and physiological parameters (Average ± Standard Error) in 1 week diabetic (D1), insulin-treated diabetic (D1 + I) and 3 months diabetic (D2) rats compared with their respective controls (C1, C2)

	C1	D1	D1+I	C2	D2
Body weight (g)	523 ± 19.8	359 ± 21.9*	465 ± 21.9‡	444 ± 12.9†	227 ± 18.8*
Relative weight of prostate (×10³)	1.3 ± 0.11	0.89 ± 0.09*	0.95 ± 0.05‡	1.3 ± 0.08	0.78 ± 0.08*
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	121 ± 8.01	497 ± 33.04*	250 ± 48.5‡	89.3 ± 3.81	412 ± 15.17*
Serum testosterone (ng/dl)	178.7 ± 37.8	34.21 ± 9.4*	158.6 ± 29.35‡	82.2 ± 21.1†	26.4 ± 6.34*
Serum oestradiol (mg/dl)	31.85 ± 3.31	33.8 ± 7.95	28.7 ± 8.18	28.65 ± 0.82	30.7 ± 7.2

^*Statistically significant compared with control.

^†Statistically significant between ages.

^‡Statistically significant compared with D1.

P < 0.05.