Table 2.

Effect of curcumin on the lipid profile of rats exposed to NaNO₂.

Parameters	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	2.33 ± 0.25	2.47 ± 0.40	0.61 ± 0.20*	1.97 ± 0.50#
HDL (mg/dL)	1.90 ± 0.10	2.00 ± 0.10	0.37 ± 0.58*	1.50 ± 0.70#
LDL (mg/dL)	1.80 ± 0.10	1.56 ± 0.52	0.4 ± 0.15*	1.16 ± 0.18*#
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	1.27 ± 0.57	1.2 ± 0.1	0.47 ± 0.05*	0.93 ± 0.15#

Group I: Control; Group II: 20 mg/kg Curcumin; Group III: 60 mg/kg NaNO₂; Group IV: 20 mg/kg Curcumin +60 mg/kg NaNO₂. Values are expressed as mean ± (SD), n = 6.

HDL = High density lipoprotein; LDL = Low density lipoprotein.

*Significantly different from control group (P <  0.05).

#Significantly different from NaNO₂ group (P <  0.05).