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Table 12.

Effect of administration of L. sativum and cinnamon methanol extracts for 4 weeks on food intake (FI), body weight gain (BWG), and food efficiency ratio (FER) in diabetic rats.

Biological evaluation	Statistics	G1 Negative control	G2 Positive control	G3 L. sativum extract	G4 Cinnamon extract
BWG g/day	Mean ± SE	0.822 ± 0.026^a	0.422 ± 0.061^b	0.755 ± 0.014^a	0.738 ± 0.035^a
	LSD 0.05 = 3.379	0.822 ± 0.026^a	0.422 ± 0.061^b	0.755 ± 0.014^a	0.738 ± 0.035^a
	t-test	—	5.13^∗∗∗	−5.77^∗∗∗	−9.58^∗∗∗

BWG g/4 weeks	Mean ± SE	24.666 ± 0.802^a	12.666 ± 1.855^b	22.666 ± 0.421^a	22.166 ± 1.077^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.153	24.666 ± 0.802^a	12.666 ± 1.855^b	22.666 ± 0.421^a	22.166 ± 1.077^a
	t-test	—	5.13^∗∗∗	−5.77^∗∗∗	−9.58^∗∗∗

BWG %	Mean ± SE	13.284 ± 0.425^a	6.991 ± 1.029^c	11.867 ± 0.223^ab	11.274 ± 0.592^b
	LSD 0.05 = 1.792	13.284 ± 0.425^a	6.991 ± 1.029^c	11.867 ± 0.223^ab	11.274 ± 0.592^b
	t-test	—	4.91^∗∗∗	−5.18^∗∗∗	−7.76^∗∗∗

FER g/day	Mean ± SE	0.050 ± 0.001^a	0.025 ± 0.003^b	0.045 ± 0.000^a	0.044 ± 0.002^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.006	0.050 ± 0.001^a	0.025 ± 0.003^b	0.045 ± 0.000^a	0.044 ± 0.002^a
	t-test	—	5.34^∗∗∗	−5.77^∗∗∗	−9.58^∗∗∗

FER%	Mean ± SE	5.022 ± 0.163^a	2.546 ± 0.373^b	4.510 ± 0.083^a	4.456 ± 0.216^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.127	5.022 ± 0.163^a	2.546 ± 0.373^b	4.510 ± 0.083^a	4.456 ± 0.216^a
	t-test	—	5.24^∗∗∗	−5.63^∗∗∗	−9.57^∗∗∗

Data are represented as mean ± SE. For t-test values, ∗ is significant at P < 0.05, ∗∗ is significant at P < 0.01, and ∗∗∗ is significant at P < 0.001. For ANOVA analysis, within each row, means with different superscript (a, b, c, or d) are significantly different at P < 0.05, whereas means superscripts with the same letters mean that there is no significant difference at P < 0.05. LSD: least significant difference; NS: nonsignificant.