Table 1.
Effect of betel nut on lipid profile, serum glucose, alanine aminotransferase and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase
|
Variable |
Group 1 (Control) |
Group 2 (30 mg betel nut/day) |
Group 3 (60 mg betel nut/day) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n = 12 |
n = 12 |
n = 12 |
||
| Mean ± SD | ||||
|
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
70.7 ± 15.3 |
92.4 ± 23.0* |
80 ± 21.7 |
0.04 |
|
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) |
11.6 ± 4.9 |
14.3 ± 6.0 |
11.7 ± 6.0 |
0.43 |
|
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) |
60.0 ± 11.9 |
73.3 ± 15.7 |
66.7 ± 16.4 |
0.11 |
|
Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
56.3 ± 14.0 |
82.3 ± 44.8 |
60 ± 36.6 |
0.14 |
|
Glucose (mg/dL) |
92.7 ± 30.5 |
85.7 ± 36.0 |
82.6 ± 24.8 |
0.72 |
|
ALT (U/L) |
63.0 ± 25.7 |
56.0 ±19.2 |
42.0 ± 15.4 |
0.10 |
| NAG (U/L) | 7.0 ± 1.0 | 7.0 ± 1.7 | 7.0 ± 1.0 | 0.99 |
ALT = Alanine aminotransferase.
NAG = N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase.
*p = 0.04; one way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD test were used to compare mean values.