Table 2.
Weekly body weight gain of rat treatment groups at 91 days.
| Time | Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | PEA group | EEA group | NEA group | REA group | AEA group | |
| Male | ||||||
| 1 week | 48.00±7.94 | 53.00±1.41 | 50.67±9.02 | 46.50±10.61 | 53.33±7.51 | 55.50±2.12 |
| 2 weeks | 44.33±6.03 | 53.50±2.12* | 49.67±4.93 | 49.00±1.41 | 48.00±3.00 | 46.50±0.71 |
| 3 weeks | 42.33±4.16 | 42.50±3.54 | 41.67±4.62 | 40.50±3.54 | 43.33±5.86 | 51.00±2.83 |
| 4 weeks | 32.30±5.51 | 34.50±2.12 | 38.33±2.08 | 35.50±3.54 | 35.00±7.81 | 42.00±1.41* |
| 5 weeks | 25.32±5.51 | 25.00±1.41 | 28.33±5.51 | 33.50±7.78 | 34.44±2.08 | 30.00±5.66 |
| 6 weeks | 25.34±7.64 | 23.50±2.12 | 21.00±5.00 | 18.50±3.54 | 19.67±6.35 | 20.00±0.00 |
| 7 weeks | 25.67±4.93 | 14.00±2.82* | 18.00±6.08 | 15.50±0.71* | 19.33±5.04 | 17.50±3.54 |
| 8 weeks | 15.67±1.53 | 10.00±1.41 | 13.67±3.79 | 16.50±6.36 | 10.00±2.65 | 9.50±0.71 |
| 9 weeks | 17.00±5.29 | 6.50±0.71* | 14.00±3.61 | 11.50±6.36 | 20.00±6.00 | 12.00±2.83 |
| 10 weeks | 9.00±2.00 | 4.50±0.71 | 7.67±2.08 | 13.50±2.12 | 18.00±8.66* | 14.00±1.41 |
| 11 weeks | 12.33±5.03 | 20.00±4.24* | 16.33±3.51 | 16.00±0.00 | 23.67±3.06** | 19.00±1.41 |
| 12 weeks | 11.33±1.53 | 4.50±0.50* | 5.33±0.0.58* | 16.50±0.71 | 12.00±5.29 | 13.50±2.12 |
| 13 weeks | 8.00±1.02 | 9.00±1.41 | 8.00±2.00 | 5.50±0.72 | 5.65±1.52 | 6.50±0.72 |
| Female | ||||||
| 1 week | 38.50±4.95 | 37.00±2.65 | 26.50±4.95* | 38.67±6.11 | 39.50±0.71 | 33.00±1.73 |
| 2 weeks | 21.50±4.95 | 24.33±2.08 | 21.00±1.41 | 26.67±4.51 | 22.00±5.66 | 17.33±0.58 |
| 3 weeks | 17.00±0.00 | 15.00±3.00 | 13.50±3.54 | 15.67±1.15 | 19.50±2.12 | 21.33±3.21 |
| 4 weeks | 12.00±2.83 | 18.33±8.38 | 14.00±4.24 | 14.33±6.02 | 10.50±4.95 | 12.67±2.52 |
| 5 weeks | 16.00±1.41 | 15.32±2.89 | 12.50±4.95 | 17.67±2.08 | 13.00±1.41 | 11.00±1.73 |
| 6 weeks | 11.50±0.71 | 12.00±1.00 | 10.00±1.41 | 13.67±3.52 | 13.00±2.83 | 10.00±3.00 |
| 7 weeks | 7.00±1.41 | 6.33±1.53 | 3.50±0.71* | 10.33±1.53* | 10.00±1.41 | 9.67±1.53 |
| 8 weeks | 5.50±0.71 | 2.33±0.58** | 2.00±1.41** | -1.33±0.58** | -1.50±0.71** | 3.33±1.15** |
| 9 weeks | 6.50±0.71 | 9.00±3.00 | 2.50±0.71 | 10.00±3.61 | 3.50±0.71 | 5.30±1.00 |
| 10 weeks | 9.50±2.12 | 2.67±1.15** | 7.50±2.12 | 6.67±1.53 | 6.00±1.41* | 4.33±1.15** |
| 11 weeks | 1.50±0.71 | 7.33±2.31** | 1.50±0.71 | 5.00±1.00* | 3.00±1.41 | 3.67±1.15 |
| 12 weeks | 7.50±2.12 | 0.67±0.26** | 5.50±0.71* | 1.33±0.58** | 4.00±1.41** | 0.33±0.15** |
| 13 weeks | 2.50±0.80 | 3.00±1.00 | 1.75±0.35 | 1.35±0.58 | 3.50±0.72 | 3.00±1.00 |
Values are the mean ± SD for 6 rats in each group.
*
indicates a significant difference from controls (P < 0.05).
**
indicates a highly significant difference from controls (P < 0.01).