Table 2.
Average body weight, food and water intake of rats treated with lipids emulsion and baru oil.
| Body weight (g) | Food intake (g) | Water intake (mL) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goups | 1st week | 8th week | 15th week | 1-15th week | 1-15th week |
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| C | 160.8±25.6a | 362.3±27.9a | 425.9±34.3a | 101.1±3.5a | 125.8±2.3a |
| BO | 162.0±25.7a | 350.6±30.2a | 408.3±27.1a | 102.2±4.2a | 126.8±3.0a |
| HC | 163.4±27.3a | 346.4±32.7a | 405±39.7a | 89.4±3.2b | 120.6±2.5b |
| HC-BO | 170.2±26.6a | 364.3±24.7a | 413.3±23.3a | 93.6±2.7b | 115.2±4.2b |
All data are reported as mean values for the indicated periods. Control (C), baru oil (BO), hypercholesterolemic (HC) and hypercholesterolemic + baru oil (HC-BO). Data are presented as the means ± SEM. Values with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05), ANOVA followed by Tukey's test.