Table 2.
TRIAL I: Changes in body weight of male and female rats during short-term (28 days) administration of Maca-GO at two levels of 0.75 g and 7.5 g per kg body weighta
| Oral dose of Maca-GO |
0.75 g/kg |
7.5 g/kg |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Initial weight (g) | Final weight (g) | Change in the body weight (%) | Significance level | Final weight (g) | Change in the body weight (%) | Significance level |
| Male | |||||||
| Control group | 340 ± 7.3 | 350 ± 6.4 | +2.9 | P=0.27 | 350 ± 6.4 | +2.9 | P=0.27 |
| Maca-GO group | 350 ± 7.4 | 320 ± 6.6 | -8.6 | P<0.001 | 300 ± 8.9 | -14.3 | P<0.001 |
| Female | |||||||
| Control group | 250 ± 6.3 | 250 ± 6.3 | 0 | P=1.00 | 250 ± 6.3 | 0 | P=1.00 |
| Maca-GO group | 250 ± 6.7 | 250 ± 8.9 | 0 | P=1.00 | 250 ± 8.9 | 0 | P=0.70 |
a
Values in this and subsequent tables represent average of 10 animals per group of each males and females together with accompanied. Standard Error of Mean (±), together with the recorded absolute value for the calculated significance level of differences between the control and two experimental groups. Statistically-significant differences were considered as those below the P<0.05 and highly-significant changes below the P<0.01 level.