Table 6.

Effects of G. pedunculata fruit extract on the atherogenic indices.

Biochemical parameters	Control	G. pedunculata treatment group
		250 mg/kg	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg
CRR	1.81 ± 0.07	1.58 ± 0.05∗	1.47 ± 0.08∗	1.42 ± 0.11∗
ACC	0.81 ± 0.07	0.58 ± 0.05∗	0.47 ± 0.08∗	0.42 ± 0.11∗
AIP	0.36 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.03∗	0.18 ± 0.06∗	0.16 ± 0.10∗
CRI-2	0.34 ± 0.07	0.23 ± 0.04∗	0.16 ± 0.04∗	0.12 ± 0.05∗

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 6).

∗ denotes a significant difference when compared to the control group.