Table 3.
Initial and final weight, weight gain, and food intake of control animals and animals treated with AGE between the 13th and the 24th week.
| Parameter | Experimental Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAM SALINE | HFD SALINE | AGE 50 | AGE 100 | AGE 150 | |
| Initial weight (g) | 32.89 ± 0.94 | 38.09 ± 1.42 * | 37.91 ± 1.09 * | 37.82 ± 0.91 * | 37.64 ± 1.43 * |
| Final weight (g) | 35.91 ± 1.26 | 40.27 ± 1.42 | 37.82 ± 1.05 | 36.82 ± 1.33 | 38.27 ± 1.94 |
| Weight gain (g) | 3.09 ± 0.60 | 2.18 ± 0.26 | −0.09 ± 0.53 * | −1.00 ± 1.14 **,§ | 0.64 ± 0.92 |
| Food intake (g/day) | 3.40 ± 0.43 | 2.62 ± 0.62 *** | 2.76 ± 0.05 *** | 2.70 ± 0.98 *** | 2.83 ± 0.07 *** |
| Food intake (kcal/day) | 12.89 ± 0.16 | 13.89 ± 0.33 | 14.65 ± 0.25 ** | 14.30 ± 0.52 * | 14.99 ± 0.37 *** |
| Feed efficiency index | 0.0109 ± 0.0021 | 0.010 ± 0.00128 | −0.0006 ± 0.0023 | −0.0036 ± 0.0050 *,§ | 0.0031 ± 0.0040 |
SHAM SALINE: standard diet + saline solution. HFD SALINE: hyperlipidic diet + saline solution. AGE 50: hyperlipidic diet + 50 mg/kg of aqueous graviola leaf extract. AGE 100: hyperlipidic diet + 100 mg/kg of aqueous graviola leaf extract. AGE 150: hyperlipidic diet + 150 mg/kg of aqueous graviola leaf extract. Values represent the mean ± mean standard error. In the same line, * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001 vs. SHAM SALINE; § p ≤ 0.05 vs. HFD SALINE; ANOVA followed by post Tukey test.