Table 4b.

Effects of DCM Leaf Extract of Gnidia glauca on Relative-Organ Weights (somatic index) of HFD-Induced Obese Rats.

TREATMENT (mg/kgbw)	Relative Organ to Body Weights (Somatic Index) (%)
	Liver	Kidney	Spleen	Heart	Lungs	Brain
Normal Control	4.5 ± 0.4b	0.9 ± 0.1b	0.5 ± 0.1a	0.4 ± 0.0b	1.2 ± 0.1b	0.9 ± 0.1b
Negative Control	7.1 ± 0.1a	1.7 ± 0.1a	0.1 ± 0.0b	1.2 ± 0.1a	2.8 ± 0.1a	1.4 ± 0.1a
Positive Control	3.2 ± 0.2e	0.8 ± 0.1b	0.4 ± 0.2a	0.3 ± 0.0b	1.1 ± 0.1bc	0.9 ± 0.1bc
HFD+200 mg/kg	3.9 ± 0.2c	0.8 ± 0.1b	0.4 ± 0.3a	0.3 ± 0.0b	1.1 ± 0.0bc	0.8 ± 0.1bc
HFD+250 mg/kg	3.7 ± 0.4cd	0.7 ± 0.1b	0.3 ± 0.1ab	0.2 ± 0.0c	1.0 ± 0.0cd	0.8 ± 0.0bc
HFD+ 300 mg/kg	3.4 ± 0.1de	0.7 ± 0.1b	0.2 ± 0.1ab	0.2 ± 0.0c	0.9 ± 0.1d	0.7 ± 0.1c

Results are expressed as Means ± SD for five animals per group. The means of organo-somatic indices within respective columns followed by a superscript of similar lower-case letter (such as [a & ab], [b & bc], [c, bc & cd], [d & cd] or [e & de]) are not significantly different from each other (p > 0.01). However, in each column, means followed by superscripts of different lower-case letter (such as a, b, c, d & e) are significantly different from each other (p ≤ 0.01). Inferential statistics were performed using One way-ANOVA to test for statistical differences among studied groups. Tukey's post hoc test was then done for pairwise separation and comparison of means.