Table 4.

Comparisons of body weight and blood glucose of rats in the normal control group and the model group (X ± S.D.)

	Time	Normal control group (n=10)	Model group (n=10)
Body weight (g)	0 week	209.76 ± 4.89	207.80 ± 8.70
	4th week	227.63 ± 14.09	204.50 ± 9.10*
	8th week	251.02 ± 21.52	191.80 ± 11.90*
	12th week	280.23 ± 25.64	171.10 ± 16.30*
Blood glucose (mmol/l)	0 week	5.40 ± 0.72	5.48 ± 0.52
	4th week	5.44 ± 0.67	18.80 ± 1.71*
	8th week	5.32 ± 0.77	21.51 ± 1.94*
	12th week	5.46 ± 0.32	25.84 ± 2.31*

Note: *P<0.05 compared with the normal control group.