TABLE 4.

Average weights and cholesterol levels with standard error of the mean and range of values^a

	n	Weight (g)			Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
		Mean ± SEM (range)			Mean ± SEM (range)
		Week 0	Week 14	p	Week 0	Week 14	p
Group 1 (male guinea pigs fed a normal diet)	7	175.0 ± 11.1 (135–217)	745.6 ± 18.0 (693 –796)	< 0.01*	53.7 ± 5.56 (33–77)	58.3 ± 6.87 (40–97)	0.63
Group 2 (male guinea pigs fed a high-fat diet)	9	167.0 ± 5.2 (149–188)	602.4 ± 18.4 (497 –669)	< 0.01*	61.4 ± 3.24 (50–79)	719.9 ± 90.39 (345 –1,042)	< 0.01*
Group 3 (female guinea pigs fed a high-fat diet)	8	141.4 ± 8.5 (116–178)	567.3 ± 37.2 (347 –693)	< 0.01*	70.0 ± 10.38 (50–140)	442.1 ± 62.98 (271 –829)	< 0.01*

^aSEM indicates standard error of the mean.

p values were determined by using a paired Student’s t test. An asterisk indicates statistical significance.