Table 4. Effect of ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis (Amla) on elastic artery thickness.

Parameters	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	ANOVA
					F Value	p Value
Tunica Intima (µm)	35.8 ± 2.1	37.8 ± 3.8	29 ± 4.2a	37.5 ± 4.2c	7.28	0.002
Tunica Media (µm)	196 ± 47	211 ± 41	191 ± 32	193 ± 48	0.26	0.89

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ANOVA followed by ‘Post hoc t’ test. Group I: control, group II: supplemented with ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis, group III: high fat fed rats, group IV: high fat diet + ethanolic extract of Emblica officinali. Superscript a, b, c, express significant differences between groups. ‘a’ depicts comparison with group I, ‘b’ depicts a comparison with group II, ‘c’ depicts a comparison with group III.(*p ≤0.05).