Table 1.
Body weight gain (g) of control and different experimental groups of male rats
| Tested parameters | Animal groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young groups | Adult groups | |||||||
| NC | FG | NT | NT + FG | NC | FG | NT | NT + FG | |
| Initial body weight (g) | 80.53 ± 0.17 | 80.86 ± 0.39 (+0.41) |
80.24 ± 0.16 (−0.36) |
80.00 ± 0.00 (−0.66) |
160.76 ± 0.33 | 160.50 ± 0.30 (−0.16) |
160.90 ± 0.32 (+0.09) |
160.94 ± 0.66 (+0.11) |
| Final body weight (g) | 201.68 ± 2.55 | 205.79 ± 3.00 (+2.04) |
153.89a ± 1.12 (−23.70) |
180.63ac ± 1.99 (−10.44) |
230.00 ± 3.78 | 231.25 ± 3.50 (+0.54) |
209.14b ± 3.16 (−9.07) |
219.37bd ± 2.21 (−4.62) |
| Body weight gain (g) | 121.15 ± 2.39 | 124.93 ± 2.63 (+3.12) |
73.65a ± 0.99 (−39.21) |
100.63ac ± 1.99 (−16.94) |
69.24 ± 3.89 | 70.75 ± 3.33 (+2.18) |
48.25b ± 2.85 (−30.31) |
58.44d ± 1.75 (−15.60) |
Values are mean ± SE of 6 animals for each group. The values in parentheses are percentage of change from control
Values bearing superscript are significantly different by ANOVA test at p ≤ 0.05
NC normal control, FG fenugreek, NT Nitrate, NT + FG nitrate +fenugreek
aSignificant as compared to young control group
bSignificant as compared to adult control group
cSignificant as compared to young nitrate group
dSignificant as compared to adult nitrate group