Table 2.
Medians, maximum, and minimum values of parameters related to lipids profile of nondiabetic control and untreated diabetic rats during the various experimental follow-up periods.
| Groups | Follow-up | Parameters | |||
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| Total cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | LDL cholesterol | Triglycerides | ||
| (mg/dL) | (mg/dL) | (mg/dL) | (mg/dL) | ||
| NC | 2 weeks | 176.0 (152–206) | 48.0 (45–58) | 22.0 (15–28) | 118.0 (98–135) |
| UD | 180.5 (160–210) | 46.0 (40–48) | 25.0 (18–32) | 125.0 (106–146) | |
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| P value | 0.3864 | 0.6236 | 0.3240 | 0.4412 | |
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| NC | 6 weeks | 186.5 (178–202) | 54.5 (45–60) | 17.5 (13–26) | 122.5 (104–132) |
| UD | 188.5 (180–197) | 50.5 (47–60) | 18.5 (16–26) | 127.0 (110–140) | |
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| P value | 0.6842 | 0.7394 | 0.4359 | 0.4813 | |
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| NC | 14 weeks | 189.0 (186–200) | 55.5 (48–60) | 18.0 (16–20) | 121.0 (119–140) |
| UD | 192.5 (182–204) | 53.0 (49–58) | 20.0 (18–24) | 127.5 (118–132) | |
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| P value | 0.8857 | 0.6857 | 0.2000 | 0.8857 | |
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| NC | 26 weeks | 191.0 (188–195) | 52.5 (46–60) | 18.5 (16–22) | 133.0 (125–142) |
| UD | 199.0 (186–215) | 47.0 (42–50) | 23.0 (19–24) | 135.0 (122–152) | |
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| P value | 0.3429 | 0.2000 | 0.1143 | 0.8857 | |
NC: nondiabetic control; UD: untreated diabetic.
NC = UD at 2, 6, 14, and 26 weeks of follow-up (Mann-Whitney test).