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Table 3.

Effect of aqueous extract of H. pauciflorus leaves on serum lipid profile of male rats n=5; mean ± S.D.

	Doses (mg/kg body weight)
Parameters	Control	50	100	200
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.48±0.08^a	1.44±0.03^a	1.45±0.01^a	1.44±0.06^a
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L)	0.88±0.10^a	1.16±0.03^b	1.82±0.09^c	0.94±0.04^d
High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.14±0.06^a	1.06±0.05^a	1.11±0.03^a	1.08±0.02^a
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.71±0.01^a	0.69±0.03^a	0.70±0.02^a	0.71±0.02^a
Atherogenic index (LDLC/HDL-C)	0.62	0.65	0.63	0.66

^a–dTest values for each parameter are significantly different (P<0.05)