Table 5.
Absolute and relative organ weights of rats treated with white kidney beans for 90 days.
| Dose (g/kg) | Fasting body weight (g) | Absolute organ weight (g) | Relative organ weight (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Kidneys | Spleen | Testes | Liver | Kidneys | Spleen | Testes | ||
| Male | |||||||||
| 4 | 456.5 ± 41.8 | 9.126 ± 1.093 | 2.420 ± 0.314 | 0.726 ± 0.099 | 2.963 ± 0.283 | 2.027 ± 0.383 | 0.537 ± 0.105 | 0.161 ± 0.032 | 0.657 ± 0.106 |
| 2 | 471.1 ± 30.5 | 9.558 ± 0.857 | 2.545 ± 0.220 | 0.745 ± 0.087 | 3.161 ± 0.285 | 2.032 ± 0.167 | 0.542 ± 0.059 | 0.158 ± 0.018 | 0.675 ± 0.091 |
| 1 | 489.3 ± 59.2 | 9.340 ± 0.540 | 2.438 ± 0.149 | 0.725 ± 0.098 | 3.027 ± 0.192 | 1.937 ± 0.282 | 0.504 ± 0.055 | 0.151 ± 0.033 | 0.625 ± 0.065 |
| Control | 473.1 ± 46.2 | 9.436 ± 0.710 | 2.460 ± 0.116 | 0.737 ± 0.084 | 3.155 ± 0.204 | 2.011 ± 0.237 | 0.524 ± 0.057 | 0.157 ± 0.025 | 0.674 ± 0.085 |
| Female | |||||||||
| 4 | 262.8 ± 22.1 | 6.647 ± 0.418 | 1.672 ± 0.067 | 0.530 ± 0.077 | NA | 2.548 ± 0.283 | 0.640 ± 0.049 | 0.203 ± 0.030 | NA |
| 2 | 270.8 ± 29.0 | 6.702 ± 0.364 | 1.682 ± 0.079 | 0.525 ± 0.071 | NA | 2.500 ± 0.290 | 0.628 ± 0.075 | 0.196 ± 0.031 | NA |
| 1 | 286.2 ± 46.0 | 6.526 ± 0.582 | 1.708 ± 0.102 | 0.512 ± 0.042 | NA | 2.338 ± 0.433 | 0.608 ± 0.078 | 0.183 ± 0.033 | NA |
| Control | 277.8 ± 24.8 | 6.515 ± 0.534 | 1.709 ± 0.118 | 0.514 ± 0.041 | NA | 2.371 ± 0.361 | 0.621 ± 0.083 | 0.187 ± 0.026 | NA |
Note: values represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 10). Relative organ weight (%) = (absolute organ weight/fasting body weight) × 100%. NA, not available. Values of the treatment groups did not differ statistically from the control according to one-way ANOVA at p < 0.05.